''Cincelichthys'' is a

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of high-bodied

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 ...

s found in southern

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, where they inhabit lakes, rivers (typically sluggish) and other freshwater habitats. They are large cichlids, up to long depending on species, with females reaching smaller sizes than males. They feed on vegetable matter, like fruits, parts of aquatic and land plants, and algae. They share their chisel-like teeth with ''

Kihnichthys ''Kihnichthys ufermanni'', the Usumacinta cichlid, is a species of cichlid found in a few rivers in the Usumacinta River basin in Guatemala and southern Mexico. It typically occurs in rivers that are about wide, fairly deep, have few or no aq ...

'' and whether they should be merged into a single genus is not yet fully resolved; a review in 2020 recommended that ''Kihnichthys'' should be moved into ''Cincelichthys''.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * '' Cincelichthys bocourti'' ( Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) (Chisel-tooth cichlid) * '' Cincelichthys pearsei'' ( C. L. Hubbs, 1936) (Pantano cichlid)

References

Heroini Cichlid genera {{Cichlidae-stub