Chaetobranchus
Genus of fishes
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Chaetobranchus is a small genus of cichlid fishes from South America where they are native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and rivers in the Guianas.
| Chaetobranchus | |
|---|---|
| |
| C. flavescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Chaetobranchini |
| Genus: | Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
- Chaetobranchus semifasciatus Steindachner, 1875