Ectodus

<i>Ectodus</i>

Ectodus

Species of fish

Ectodus descampsii is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with substrates of coarse sand. It feeds on micro-organisms, algae and diatoms. This species reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours Capitaine Georges Descamps (1855-1938), a Belgian officer in the anti-slavery movement at Lake Tanganyika.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Ectodus descampsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60489A12363607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60489A12363607.en.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ectodus descampsii" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. [3]
    Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.


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