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Dicrossus
''Dicrossus'' is a genus of small cichlid fishes native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies (although very faint in some). Depending on the species, they typically only reach in length. In the past, ''Dicrossus'' species were sometimes included in the genus ''Crenicara ''Crenicara'' is a small genus of cichlid fishes native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies, and do not surpass in length. In the past, ...'', instead. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids. Species The five recognized species in this genus are: * '' Dicrossus filamentosus'' ( Ladiges, 1958) (chessboard cichlid) * '' Dicrossus foirni'' U. Römer, I. J. Hahn & Vergara, 2010Römer, U., Hahn, I. & Vergara, P.M. (2010)Description of ''Dicrossus foirni'' sp. n. and '' ...
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Dicrossus Gladicauda
''Dicrossus'' is a genus of small cichlid fishes native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies (although very faint in some). Depending on the species, they typically only reach in length. In the past, ''Dicrossus'' species were sometimes included in the genus ''Crenicara ''Crenicara'' is a small genus of cichlid fishes native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies, and do not surpass in length. In the past, ...'', instead. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids. Species The five recognized species in this genus are: * '' Dicrossus filamentosus'' ( Ladiges, 1958) (chessboard cichlid) * '' Dicrossus foirni'' U. Römer, I. J. Hahn & Vergara, 2010Römer, U., Hahn, I. & Vergara, P.M. (2010)Description of ''Dicrossus foirni'' sp. n. and '' ...
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Dicrossus Warzeli
''Dicrossus'' is a genus of small cichlid fishes native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies (although very faint in some). Depending on the species, they typically only reach in length. In the past, ''Dicrossus'' species were sometimes included in the genus ''Crenicara'', instead. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids. Species The five recognized species in this genus are: * '' Dicrossus filamentosus'' ( Ladiges, 1958) (chessboard cichlid) * '' Dicrossus foirni'' U. Römer, I. J. Hahn & Vergara, 2010Römer, U., Hahn, I. & Vergara, P.M. (2010)Description of ''Dicrossus foirni'' sp. n. and ''Dicrossus warzeli'' sp. n. (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae), two new cichlid species from the Rio Negro and the Rio Tapajos, Amazon drainage, Brazil.''Vertebrate Zoology, 60(2): 123–138.'' * ''Dicrossus gladicauda ''Dicrossus'' is a genus of smal ...
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Dicrossus Maculatus
''Dicrossus'' is a genus of small cichlid fishes native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies (although very faint in some). Depending on the species, they typically only reach in length. In the past, ''Dicrossus'' species were sometimes included in the genus ''Crenicara'', instead. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids. Species The five recognized species in this genus are: * '' Dicrossus filamentosus'' ( Ladiges, 1958) (chessboard cichlid) * '' Dicrossus foirni'' U. Römer, I. J. Hahn & Vergara, 2010Römer, U., Hahn, I. & Vergara, P.M. (2010)Description of ''Dicrossus foirni'' sp. n. and ''Dicrossus warzeli'' sp. n. (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae), two new cichlid species from the Rio Negro and the Rio Tapajos, Amazon drainage, Brazil.''Vertebrate Zoology, 60(2): 123–138.'' * ''Dicrossus gladicauda'' I. Schindler & Staeck, 2008Schi ...
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Dicrossus Foirni
''Dicrossus'' is a genus of small cichlid fishes native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies (although very faint in some). Depending on the species, they typically only reach in length. In the past, ''Dicrossus'' species were sometimes included in the genus ''Crenicara'', instead. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids. Species The five recognized species in this genus are: * '' Dicrossus filamentosus'' ( Ladiges, 1958) (chessboard cichlid) * '' Dicrossus foirni'' U. Römer, I. J. Hahn & Vergara, 2010Römer, U., Hahn, I. & Vergara, P.M. (2010)Description of ''Dicrossus foirni'' sp. n. and ''Dicrossus warzeli'' sp. n. (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae), two new cichlid species from the Rio Negro and the Rio Tapajos, Amazon drainage, Brazil.''Vertebrate Zoology, 60(2): 123–138.'' * ''Dicrossus gladicauda'' I. Schindler & Staeck, 2008Schi ...
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Dicrossus Filamentosus
''Dicrossus filamentosus'' is a species of dwarf cichlid fish. It occurs in the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins of Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... These fish lays eggs on leaves or directly on the substrate. The female takes care of the fry alone, since it chases the male away after laying. The eggs hatch 3 days later. In captivity This omnivorous fish is better kept in temperatures between 24 - 29, pH 4 – 6,8 and dH between 5 - 8. The tank should have a capacity of at least 60 litres, with plenty hiding spaces. References External links * Geophagini Freshwater fish of Brazil Freshwater fish of Colombia Fish of Venezuela Fish described in 1958 {{Cichlidae-stub ...
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Crenicara
''Crenicara'' is a small genus of cichlid fishes native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies, and do not surpass in length. In the past, the members of the genus '' Dicrossus'' were sometimes included in ''Crenicara''. Members of both genera are sometimes known as checkerboard or chessboard cichlids. Species The two recognized species in this genus are: * '' Crenicara latruncularium'' S. O. Kullander & Staeck, 1990 * '' Crenicara punctulatum'' ( Günther, 1863) (checkerboard cichlid) ; Names brought to synonymy * ''Crenicara altispinosa'' Haseman, 1911, a synonym for ''Mikrogeophagus altispinosus ''Mikrogeophagus altispinosus'' is a species of fish endemic to the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Bolivia. The species is part of the family Cichlidae and subfamily Geophaginae. It is a popular aquarium fish, traded under the common names ...'' * ''Crenicara elegans'' ...
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Cichlid Genera
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. The closest living relative of cichlids is probably the convict blenny, and both families are classified in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' as the two families in the Cichliformes, part of the subseries Ovalentaria. This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,650 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families. New species are discovered annually, and many species remain undescribed. The actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food fishes, while others, such as the ''Cichla'' species, are valued game fish. The family also includes many popular freshwater aquar ...
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Cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. The closest living relative of cichlids is probably the convict blenny, and both families are classified in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' as the two families in the Cichliformes, part of the subseries Ovalentaria. This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,650 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families. New species are discovered annually, and many species remain undescribed. The actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food fishes, while others, such as the ''Cichla'' species, are valued game fish. The family also includes many popular freshwater aquariu ...
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Geophagini
Geophagini is a tribe of cichlids from the subfamily Cichlinae, the American cichlids. It is the sister taxon to the clade which includes the Cichlasomatini and Heroini. Fishes in the Geophagini are distributed from Panama south to Argentina, it is the most speciose of the seven tribes within the Cichlinae and it is subdivided into three sub-tribes, Acarichthyina, Crenicaratina, and Geophagina which together contain over 200 species. Geophagines show morphological and behavioural specialisations to enable them to sift the substrates within their mouths so that they can separate benthic invertebrates from substrates dominated by sand or silt. Classification The Geophagini are classified as follows: * Subtribe Acarichthyina Kullander, 1998 ** Genus '' Acarichthys'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 ** Genus ''Guianacara'' Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 * Subtribe Crenicaratina Kullander, 1998 ** Genus ''Biotoecus'' C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 ** Genus ''Crenicara'' Steindachner, 1875 * ...
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Wolfgang Staeck
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regular "wolf", the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form "-olf". The earliest reference of the name being used was in the 8th century. The name was also attested as "Vulfgang" in the Reichenauer Verbrüderungsbuch in the 9th century. The earliest recorded famous bearer of the name was a tenth-century Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. Due to the lack of conflict with the pagan reference in the name with Catholicism, it is likely a much more ancient name whose meaning had already been lost by the tenth century. Grimm (''Teutonic Mythology'' p. 1093) interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of whom walks the "wolf of victory". A Latin gloss by Arnold of St Emmeram interprets the name as ''Lupambulus''.E. Fà ...
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Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an Ichthyology, ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took ...
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