Ectodus

Ectodus
	Specimen from Ndole Bay, Zambia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Ectodus; Boulenger, 1898
Species:	E. descampsii
Binomial name
	Ectodus descampsii; Boulenger, 1898

Ectodus descampsii is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with substrates of coarse sand. It feeds on micro-organisms, algae and diatoms. This species reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.^[2] The specific name honours Capitaine Georges Descamps (1855-1938), a Belgian officer in the anti-slavery movement at Lake Tanganyika.^[3]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Ectodus descampsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60489A12363607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60489A12363607.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ectodus descampsii" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

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[IUCN-1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Ectodus descampsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60489A12363607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60489A12363607.en.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ectodus descampsii" in FishBase. June 2018 version.

[ETYFish-3] Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

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Ectodus

Specimen from Ndole Bay, Zambia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
Species:	E. descampsii
Binomial name
*Ectodus descampsii* Boulenger, 1898