| Plecodus | |
|---|---|
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| Plecodus paradoxus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini |
| Genus: | Plecodus Boulenger, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898 | |
Plecodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales. [1]