Perissodus eccentricus

Species of fish

Perissodus eccentricus
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Perissodus
Species:	P. eccentricus
Binomial name
*Perissodus eccentricus* Liem & D. J. Stewart, 1976

Perissodus eccentricus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from Zambian waters. It feeds on the scales of other fishes. This species can reach a length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Perissodus eccentricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60650A12391667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60650A12391667.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Perissodus eccentricus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

Taxon identifiers
Perissodus eccentricus	Wikidata: Q2703033 CoL: 4F4H4 EoL: 214920 FishBase: 8800 GBIF: 2371672 iNaturalist: 109143 IRMNG: 10158577 ITIS: 649220 IUCN: 60650 NCBI: 409979 Open Tree of Life: 989884 Plazi: CA74B10B-8913-8584-2DD6-0DA3BE6F741E WoRMS: 1012776 ZooBank: B860EDBE-AF32-4149-A62B-88723E3E43A2