Iranocichla
Iranocichla is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in fresh and brackish waters in southern Iran.[1] They are the only cichlids native to this country.[1]
Iranocichla | |
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Iranocichla persa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Oreochromini |
Genus: | Iranocichla Coad, 1982 |
Type species | |
Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982 |
Species
There are currently two described species in this genus, but a third population of unclear affinities is known from the Kol River drainage (between the range of the two recognized species):[1]
- Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982
- Iranocichla persa Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Seehausen, 2016
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References
- Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Seehausen, O. (2016): Iranocichla persa, a new cichlid species from southern Iran (Teleostei, Cichlidae). ZooKeys, 636: 141–161.
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