''Nandopsis'' is a small
genus
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of
cichlid fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in
Cuba
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and
Hispaniola. ''Nandopsis'' are the only cichlids native to the
Antilles
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.
Species
The genus currently contains three species. An additional species, ''N. vombergae'' is recognized by some, but considered a
synonym of ''N. haitiensis'' by
FishBase.
* ''
Nandopsis haitiensis''
( Tee-Van, 1935) (Haitian cichlid)
* ''
Nandopsis ramsdeni''
( Fowler, 1938) (Joturo)
* ''
Nandopsis tetracanthus''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1831) (Biajaca)
References
Heroini
Fish of the Dominican Republic
Fish of the Caribbean
Fish of Cuba
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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