Krobia (fish)
| Krobia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Krobia S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Acara guianensis Regan, 1905 | |
Krobia is a genus of cichlids native to freshwater habitats in South America, with three species found in the Guianas and a single in the Xingu River basin. They were formerly included in Aequidens.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Krobia guianensis (Regan, 1905) (Krobia)
- Krobia itanyi (Puyo, 1943) (Dolphin cichlid)
- Krobia petitella Steele, Liverpool & López-Fernández, 2013[2]
- Krobia xinguensis S. O. Kullander, 2012
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Krobia in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- 1 2 Steele, S.E., Liverpool, E. & López-Fernández, H. (2013): Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3693 (2): 152–162.
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