Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Ectodini
Genera (13): Asprotilapia – Aulonocranus - Callochromis - Cardiopharynx - Cunningtonia - Cyathopharynx - Ectodus – Enantiopus – Grammatotria - Lestradea – Microdontochromis – Ophthalmotilapia – Xenotilapia
Name
Ectodini Poll, 1986
References
Sturmbauer, C. & A. Meyer 1993: Mitochondrial phylogeny of the endemic mouthbrooding lineages of cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika in Eastern Africa. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 10: 4, 751-768.
Poll, Max 1986: Classification des Cichlidae du lac Tanganika. Tribus, genres et especes. Academie royale de Belgique, Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences, Collection in 8 - 2ème série, 45(2): 66–67.
Koblmüller, S., W. Salzburger & C. Sturmbauer 2004: Evolutionary Relationships in the Sand-Dwelling Cichlid Lineage of Lake Tanganyika Suggest Multiple Colonization of Rocky Habitats and Convergent Origin of Bipartental Mouthbrooding. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 58: 79–96.
Ectodini is a tribe of cichlids that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. They live in the benthic zone. Most of the genera in this tribe are monotypic. These fishes show diverse morphology and behaviour and the tribe includes taxa which live in sandy, muddy and rocky habitats.[1]
Genera
The following genera are classified in the tribe Ectodini:[1]
Aulonocranus Regan, 1920
Callochromis Regan, 1920
Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942
Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906
Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920
Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899
Lestradea Poll, 1943
Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
Xenochromis Boulenger, 1899
Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
References
Wikispecies has information related to Ectodini.
Thomas Andersen (2007). "Tribe Ectodini". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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