Krobia (fish)

Krobia is a genus of cichlid fish native to freshwater habitats in South America, with three species found in the Guianas and a single in the Xingu River basin.[1] They are typically found in small streams or creeks with little current and they feed on small invertebrates.[2] They reach up to 12.8 cm (5.0 in) in standard length.[3] They were formerly included in Aequidens.[1]

Krobia
Krobia xinguensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Cichlasomatini
Genus: Krobia
S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Type species
Acara guianensis
Regan, 1905

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][3]

  • Krobia guianensis (Regan, 1905) (Krobia)
  • Krobia itanyi (Puyo, 1943) (Dolphin cichlid)
  • Krobia petitella Steele, Liverpool & López-Fernández, 2013
  • Krobia xinguensis S. O. Kullander, 2012

References
  1. Steele, S.E., Liverpool, E. & López-Fernández, H. (2013): Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3693 (2): 152–162.
  2. van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0691170749.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Krobia in FishBase. October 2017 version.
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