Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Krobia
Species (4): K. guianensis – K. itanyi – K. petitella – K. xinguensis
Name
Krobia Kullander & Nijssen, 1989: 148
Type species: Acara guianensis Regan, 1905
Type by original designation
Gender: feminine
References
Kullander, S.O., and H. Nijssen 1989: The cichlids of Surinam. Teleostei: Labroidei. i-xxxii + 1-256 pp. E.J. Brill, Leiden. Extract with table of contents; Krobia description
Krobia is a genus of cichlid fish native to freshwater habitats in South America, with three species found in the Guianas and a single in the Xingu River basin.[1] They are typically found in small streams or creeks with little current and they feed on small invertebrates.[2] They reach up to 12.8 cm (5.0 in) in standard length.[3] They were formerly included in Aequidens.[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][3]
Krobia guianensis (Regan, 1905) (Krobia)
Krobia itanyi (Puyo, 1943) (Dolphin cichlid)
Krobia petitella Steele, Liverpool & López-Fernández, 2013
Krobia xinguensis S. O. Kullander, 2012
References
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.
van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0691170749.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Krobia". FishBase. October 2017 version
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