Petenia

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Petenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Petenia
Günther, 1862
Species

Petenia splendida

Petenia is a monotypic cichlid genus. The single species, Petenia splendida, is a large (50 cm) predatory fish that occurs in Mexico and Belize.

[edit] References

FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).