Docimodus evelynae

Docimodus evelynae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Docimodus
Species: D. evelynae
Binomial name
Docimodus evelynae
Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976

Docimodus evelynae is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi; it is widespread in the lake and found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it feeds upon the flank scales of cichlids or cyprinids and the skin of catfishes.[2][3]

References

  1. Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2006). "Docimodus evelynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Docimodus evelynae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Eccles, D. H.; Lewis, D. S. C. (1976). "A revision of the genus Docimodus Boulenger (Pisces: Cichlidae), a group of fishes with unusual feeding habits from Lake Malawi". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 58 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb00826.x.


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