Chaetobranchus
| Chaetobranchus | |
|---|---|
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| C. flavescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Chaetobranchini |
| Genus: | Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
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Chaetobranchus is a small genus of cichlid fishes from South America where they are native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and rivers in the Guianas.
Species[]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heckel, 1840
- Steindachner, 1875
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chaetobranchus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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- Chaetobranchini
- Cichlid genera
- Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel
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