Chaetobranchopsis
Appearance
Chaetobranchopsis | |
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Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis | |
Scientific 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
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Chaetobranchopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are found in the Amazon, Paraná and Paraguay river basins.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chaetobranchopsis australis C. H. Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
- Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Steindachner, 1875)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chaetobranchopsis". FishBase. February 2013 version.