Chaetobranchopsis

Chaetobranchopsis
Chaetobranchopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Astronotinae
Genus: Chaetobranchopsis
Steindachner, 1875
Species
  • See text

Chaetobranchopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are found in the Amazon, Paraná and Paraguay river basins. The genus currently contains two species.

Species

  • Chaetobranchopsis australis Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
  • Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Steindachner, 1875

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