Order Perciformes Subfamily Retroculinae Higher classification Cichlid | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Retroculus Rank Genus | |
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Similar Retroculus lapidifer, Cichlid, Satanoperca, Biotodoma, Geophaginae | ||
Retroculus xinguensis
Retroculus is a genus of cichlids native to tropical South America, where three are native to rivers in southeastern Amazon Basin in Brazil, while the final is native to rivers in Amapá (Brazil) and French Guiana. It is the sole genus included in the subfamily Retroculinae. These rheophilic cichlids are superficially similar to Geophagus.
Contents
Mr aqua 30g and the retroculus lapidifer
Species
Four recognized species are in this genus:
References
Retroculus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA