Order Perciformes Subfamily Geophaginae Higher classification Cichlid | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Crenicara Rank Genus | |
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Similar Cichlid, Dicrossus, Dicrossus filamentosus, Crenicara punctulatum, Biotoecus | ||
Crenicara punctulatum
Crenicara is a small genus of cichlid fishes native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies, and do not surpass 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.
Contents
- Crenicara punctulatum
- New fish rare crenicara punctulatum checkerboard cichlid net into the tank
- Species
- References
In the past, the members of the genus Dicrossus were sometimes included in Crenicara. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids.
New fish rare crenicara punctulatum checkerboard cichlid net into the tank
Species
The two recognized species in this genus are:
References
Crenicara Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA