Chaetobranchus

Chaetobranchus
C. flavescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Chaetobranchini
Genus: Chaetobranchus
Heckel, 1840
Type species
Chaetobranchus flavescens
Heckel, 1840

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[edit]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chaetobranchus in FishBase. February 2013 version.