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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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded776

via GBIF

Museum specimens

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

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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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