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Plecodus paradoxus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Plecodus

Higher classification
  
Plecodus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Plecodus paradoxus

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Species

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Plecodus paradoxus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This fish is a scale-eater, gathering in large schools exceeding 500 individuals and eating the scales of other fish. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL.

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Plecodus paradoxus Wikipedia