Mazarunia

Mazarunia is a genus of cichlids from the Mazaruni River, a tributary of the Essequibo River in Guyana.[1] They are dwarf cichlids that do not surpass 8.5 cm (3.3 in) in length.[2]

Mazarunia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subtribe: Geophagina
Genus: Mazarunia
S. O. Kullander, 1990
Type species
Mazarunia mazarunii
S. O. Kullander, 1990

Species

There are three species:[2]

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References

  1. López-Fernández, H.; D.C. Taphorn; and E.A. Liverpool (2012). "Phylogenetic diagnosis and expanded description of the genus Mazarunia Kullander, 1990 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the upper Mazaruni river, Guyana, with description of two new species". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 10 (3). doi:10.1590/S1679-62252012000300001.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Mazarunia in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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