- Source: Plecodus elaviae
Plecodus elaviae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This schooling species is a scale-eater, plucking scales from other fishes. Both parents care for the offspring in this mouthbrooder. This fish can reach a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) TL.
References
Takahashi, Rieko; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Nishida, Mutsumi; Hori, Michio (2007). "Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: a molecular phylogenetic approach". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 195. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..195T. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
Koblmüller, Stephan; Egger, Bernd; Sturmbauer, Christian; Sefc, Kristina M. (2007). "Evolutionary history of Lake Tanganyika's scale-eating cichlid fishes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1295–1305. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.010. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17383901.