Docimodus
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Docimodus
Boulenger, 1897
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| Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger, 1897
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Docimodus is a small genus of cichlids native to east Africa where they are found in Lake Malawi and one species (D. johnstoni) also occurs in Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River.
The species of this genus have unusual feeding habits: they feed on fins, scales, or skin of other fishes.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Docimodus evelynae Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976
- Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger, 1897
References
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Docimodus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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