Nandopsis

Nandopsis
Biajaca (N. tetracantus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Nandopsis
Type species
Centrarchus tetracanthus
Valenciennes, 1831

Nandopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in Cuba and Hispaniola. If disregarding Trinidad and Tobago (where the few native cichlids are members of genera that are widespread on the South American mainland), Nandopsis are the only cichlids native to the Antilles.

Species

The genus currently contains three species. An additional species, N. vombergae is recognized by some, but considered a synonym of N. haitiensis by FishBase.[1]

  • Nandopsis haitiensis (Tee-Van, 1935) (Haitian cichlid)
  • Nandopsis ramsdeni (Fowler, 1938) (Joturo)
  • Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes, 1831) (Biajaca)

References

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


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