''Krobia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

fish native to freshwater habitats in South America, with three species found in

the Guianas The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word ''Guayanas'' (''Las Guayanas''), is a region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories: * French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France * ...

and a single in the

Xingu River The Xingu River ( ; pt, Rio Xingu, ; Mẽbêngôkre: ''Byti'', ) is a river in north Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River and one of the largest clearwater rivers in the Amazon basin, accounting for about 5% of its water. ...

basin.Steele, S.E., Liverpool, E. & López-Fernández, H. (2013): ''Krobia petitella'', a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae). ''Zootaxa, 3693 (2): 152–162.'' They are typically found in small streams or creeks with little current and they feed on small invertebrates. They reach up to in

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. They were formerly included in ''

Aequidens ''Aequidens'' is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in South America. Formerly a wastebasket genus, as presently defined ''Aequidens'' is largely restricted to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and river basins in The Guianas. The only e ...

''.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Krobia guianensis'' (

Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1905) (Krobia) * '' Krobia itanyi'' ( Puyo, 1943) (Dolphin cichlid) * '' Krobia petitella''

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Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

& López-Fernández, 2013 * '' Krobia xinguensis'' S. O. Kullander, 2012

References

Cichlid fish of South America Freshwater fish genera Cichlid genera Taxa named by Sven O. Kullander Taxa named by Han Nijssen Cichlasomatini {{Cichlidae-stub