Ectodini
Sign in to saveEctodini is a tribe of cichlids that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. They live in the benthic zone. Most of the genera in this tribe are monotypic. These fishes show diverse morphology and behaviour and the tribe includes taxa which live in sandy, muddy and rocky habitats.
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Ectodini is a tribe of cichlids that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. They live in the benthic zone. Most of the genera in this tribe are monotypic. These fishes show diverse morphology and behaviour and the tribe includes taxa which live in sandy, muddy and rocky habitats.
==Genera== The following genera are classified in the tribe Ectodini: Asprotilapia Boulenger, 1901 Aulonocranus Regan, 1920 Callochromis Regan, 1920 Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942 Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906 Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920 Ectodus Boulenger, 1898 Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899 Lestradea Poll, 1943 Microdontochromis Poll, 1986 Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 Xenochromis Boulenger, 1899 Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
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