Chaetobranchopsis

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

Chaetobranchopsis
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Chaetobranchini
Genus: Chaetobranchopsis
Steindachner, 1875
Type species
Chaetobranchus orbicularis
Steindachner, 1875

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chaetobranchopsis in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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