| Perissodus | |
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| Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini |
| Genus: | Perissodus Boulenger, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plecodus Boulenger, 1898 | |
Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.
