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Crenicara

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Crenicara
Crenicara punctulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Geophagini
Subtribe: Crenicaratina
Genus: Crenicara
Steindachner, 1875
Type species
Crenicara elegans
Steindachner, 1875

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.

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.

Species

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The two recognized species in this genus are:[1]

Names brought to synonymy

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Crenicara". FishBase. February 2013 version.