- Crenicara
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Crenicara Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Geophaginae Genus: Crenicara
Steindachner, 1875Species See text.
Crenicara is a small genus of cichlid fishes that are endemic to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the side of their body, and do not surpass 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.
Species
In the past the members of the genus Dicrossus were sometimes included in Crenicara. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids.
- Crenicara latruncularium Kullander & Staeck, 1990
- Crenicara punctulatum Günther, 1863
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Crenicara in FishBase. April 2011 version.
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