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Crenicara

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Geophaginae

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Crenicara

Rank
  
Genus

Crenicara Crenicara punctulata

Similar
  
Cichlid, Dicrossus, Dicrossus filamentosus, Crenicara punctulatum, Biotoecus

Crenicara punctulatum


Crenicara is a small genus of cichlid fishes native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies, and do not surpass 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.

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In the past, the members of the genus Dicrossus were sometimes included in Crenicara. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids.

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Species

The two recognized species in this genus are:

  • Crenicara latruncularium S. O. Kullander & Staeck, 1990
  • Crenicara punctulatum (Günther, 1863) (checkerboard cichlid)
    • Names brought to synonymy
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  • Crenicara altispinosa Haseman, 1911, a synonym for Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
  • Crenicara elegans Steindachner, 1875, a synonym for Crenicara punctulatum, the Checkerboard cichlid
  • Crenicara filamentosa Ladiges, 1958, a synonym for Dicrossus filamentosus, the Chessboard cichlid
  • Crenicara maculata (Steindachner, 1875) and Crenicara praetoriusi Weise, 1935, synonyms for Dicrossus maculatus

    • Crenicara Crenicara punctulatum

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    References

    Crenicara Wikipedia
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