Archocentrus

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Archocentrus
A convict cichlid, the most well known species in the genus Archocentrus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Archocentrus

Archocentrus is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Central America. The genus currently contains 10 species.

[edit] Species

• Archocentrus altoflavus Allgayer, 2001
• Archocentrus centrarchus Gill, 1877
• Archocentrus myrnae Loiselle, 1997
• Archocentrus nanoluteus Allgayer, 1994
• Convict cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Günther, 1867
• Archocentrus panamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
• T-bar cichlid, Archocentrus sajica Bussing, 1974
• Archocentrus septemfasciatus Regan, 1908
• Archocentrus spilurus Günther, 1862
• Archocentrus spinosissimus Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902
• Archocentrus sp. "Honduran red point" Wessel 2006