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Ectodini

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. The following genera are classified in the tribe Ectodini:

[ "Clade", "African cichlids", "Adaptive radiation", "Species flock" ]
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