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Dicrossus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Geophaginae Genus: Dicrossus
Steindachner, 1875Species See text
Dicrossus is a genus of small cichlids fishes. They are native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the side of their body (although very faint in some). Depending on the exact species, they typically only reach 4–7 centimetres (1.6–2.8 in) in length.
Species
In the past, Dicrossus were sometimes included in the genus Crenicara instead. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids.
- Dicrossus filamentosus (Ladiges, 1958)
- Dicrossus foirni Römer, Hahn & Vergara, 2010
- Dicrossus gladicauda Schindler & Staeck, 2008
- Dicrossus maculatus Steindachner, 1875
- Dicrossus warzeli Römer, Hahn & Vergara, 2010
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Dicrossus in FishBase. April 2011 version.
- "Dicrossus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=648012. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- Schindler, I. & Staeck, W. (2008): Dicrossus gladicauda sp. n. - a new species of crenicarine dwarf cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Colombia, South-America. Vertebrate Zoology, 58 (1): 67-73.
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