Nandopsis

Nandopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in Cuba and Hispaniola. Nandopsis are the only cichlids native to the Antilles.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

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Specimen records: 11
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: CUMV, UMMZ, UA
Recorded in: Mexico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Belize, Guatemala

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cichlidae
Image: Nandopsis tetracantus.jpg

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Commons category: Nandopsis
taxon name: Nandopsis
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Nandopsis

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Nandopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in Cuba and Hispaniola. Nandopsis are the only cichlids native to the Antilles.

==Species== The genus currently contains three extant species, as well as one fossil species from the late Oligocene epoch. An additional species, N. vombergae is recognized by some, but considered a synonym of N. haitiensis by FishBase. Nandopsis haitiensis (Tee-Van, 1935) (Haitian cichlid) - Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) Nandopsis ramsdeni (Fowler, 1938) (Joturo) - Cuba Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes, 1831) (Biajaca) - Cuba † Nandopsis woodringi Graham, 1990 (Haiti)

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