Aequidens

Aequidens is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae. The genus itself is poorly defined and polyphyletic. Many species have been reallocated to other genera such as Bujurquina, Laetacara, Tahuantinsuyoa (Kullander, 1986), Krobia and Cleithracara (Kullander & Nijssen, 1989).

Two fishes commonly sold in the aquarium hobby are Aequidens rivulatus (green terror) and Aequidens pulcher (blue acara).

Species

• Aequidens chimantanus Inger, 1956
• Aequidens diadema (Heckel, 1840)
• Aequidens epae Kullander 1995
• Aequidens gerciliae Kullander 1995
• Aequidens hoehnei (Miranda Ribeiro 1918)
• Aequidens mauesanus Kullander 1997
• Aequidens metae Eigenmann, 1922
• Aequidens michaeli Kullander 1995
• Aequidens pallidus (Heckel, 1840)
• Aequidens paloemeuensis Kullander & Nijssen 1989
• Aequidens patricki Kullander, 1984
• Aequidens plagiozonatus Kullander, 1984
• Aequidens potaroensis Eigenmann, 1912
• Aequidens rondoni (Miranda Ribeiro 1918)
• Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840)
• Aequidens tubicen Kullander & Ferreira 1990
• Aequidens viridis (Heckel 1840)
• Aequidens sp. "Jenaro Herrera"
• Aequidens sp. "Maracaibo"
• Aequidens sp. "Rio Atabapo"

References

Guide to the south American Cichlidae California Academy of Sciences, access date 2008-12-29