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Chaetobranchopsis

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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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded268

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
11
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
UF, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MPEG
Recorded in
Colombia, Brasil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cichlidae
Image
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis.jpg
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genus
taxon name
Chaetobranchopsis
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Category:Chaetobranchopsis
Commons category
Chaetobranchopsis
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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: Chaetobranchopsis australis C. H. Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis (Steindachner, 1875)

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