Turquoise cichlid
Appearance
Turquoise cichlid | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Kronoheros |
Species: | Kronoheros umbriferus
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Binomial name | |
Kronoheros umbriferus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
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Synonyms | |
Caquetaia umbrifera Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 |
Kronoheros umbriferus, also known as the Turquoise cichlid is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is found in Pacific slope eastern Panama in the Atrato and Magdalena River drainages in Colombia and Tuíra and Chucunaque River drainages in Panama. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
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