''Eretmodus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
cichlid
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s endemic to
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. ...
in
East Africa
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Due to the historical ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Eretmodus cyanostictus
The Tanganyika clown (''Eretmodus cyanostictus''), also known as the striped goby cichlid, is a small species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in the Tanzanian and Zambian shorelines of Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika () is an Afr ...
''
Boulenger, 1898 (Tanganyika Clown)
* ''
Eretmodus marksmithi
''Eretmodus marksmithi'' is a small species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in the northern two thirds to three-fourths of Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in ...
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W. E. Burgess, 2012
References
Eretmodini
Fish of Africa
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Cichlid genera
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