Plecodus paradoxus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| name =

| image = Plecodus paradoxus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ntakimazi, G. |date=2006 |title=Plecodus paradoxus |volume=2006 |page=e.T60660A12382208 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60660A12382208.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Plecodus paradoxus

| authority = Boulenger, 1898

| synonyms =

• Perissodus paradoxus (Boulenger, 1898)
• Plecodus bimaculatus Steindachner, 1909

}}

Plecodus paradoxus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This fish is a scale-eater, gathering in large schools exceeding 500 individuals and eating the scales of other fish. This species can reach a length of {{convert|30|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |genus= Plecodus|species= paradoxus| month = April | year = 2013}}