Mazarunia

Mazarunia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

Species

There are three species:[2]

References

  1. ^ López-Fernández, H.; D.C. Taphorn; 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): 465–486. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252012000300001.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mazarunia". FishBase. February 2013 version.


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