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