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]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Krobia in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 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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