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: Perissodini
Genus: Plecodus
Species: Plecodus elaviae
Plecodus elaviae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This schooling species is a scale-eater, plucking scales from other fishes. Both parents care for the offspring in this mouthbrooder. This fish can reach a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) TL.[2]
References
Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Plecodus elaviae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60659A12382068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60659A12382068.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Plecodus elaviae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Takahashi, Rieko; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Nishida, Mutsumi; Hori, Michio (2007). "Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: a molecular phylogenetic approach". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 195. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..195T. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
Koblmüller, Stephan; Egger, Bernd; Sturmbauer, Christian; Sefc, Kristina M. (2007). "Evolutionary history of Lake Tanganyika's scale-eating cichlid fishes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1295–1305. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.010. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17383901.
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