| Spathodus | |
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| Spathodus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Eretmodini |
| Genus: | Spathodus Boulenger, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Spathodus erythrodon Boulenger, 1900 | |
Spathodus is a small genus of cichlids endemis to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.