''Dicrossus'' is a
genus of small
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 ...
fishes native to rivers in the
Amazon and
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...
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, 2010[Römer, 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, 2008[Schindler, I. & Staeck, W. (2008)]
''Dicrossus gladicauda'' sp. n. - a new species of crenicarine dwarf cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Colombia, South-America.
''Vertebrate Zoology, 58 (1): 67-73.''
* ''
Dicrossus maculatus''
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1875
* ''
Dicrossus warzeli''
U. Römer, I. J. Hahn & Vergara, 2010[
]
References
Geophagini
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
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