Eretmodini

Eretmodini is a tribe of African cichlids. It contains five species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. They are small fish with reduced swim bladders that are found near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone.^[1] They are mouthbrooders.^[1]

Eretmodini
Tanganyika clown, Eretmodus cyanostictus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Eretmodini poll, 1986
Genera
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Genera

There are three genera, consisting of five species in the tribe:^[2]

• Eretmodus Boulenger, 1898
• Spathodus Boulenger, 1900
• Tanganicodus Poll, 1950