Freshly collected adult
Freshly collected adult of Perissodus eccentricus from the deep area of Chituta Bay, Lake Tanganyika [Zambia].Photo by Adrian Indermaur. (28-Jul-2014). determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Perissodini

Genus
Perissodus

Status
valid


Last updated on:
13-Sep-2015

Perissodus eccentricus Liem & Stewart, 1976

Original description as Perissodus eccentricus:

ZooBank:B860EDBE-AF32-4149-A62B-88723E3E43A2.

  • Liem, Karel Frederik & D. J. Stewart. 1976. "Evolution of the scale-eating cichlid fishes of Lake Tanganyika: a generic revision with a description of a new species". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. v. 147; n. 7; pp. 319-350 (crc01363) (abstract)

Conservation: Perissodus eccentricus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2006).

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