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Caquetaia kraussii

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Species of fish

Caquetaia kraussii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Caquetaia
Species: C. kraussii
Binomial name
Caquetaia kraussii
(Steindachner, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Petenia kraussii Steindachner, 1878
  • Cichlasoma kraussii (Steindachner, 1878)

Caquetaia kraussii is a species of fish endemic to the basin of the Atrato, Cauca, Magdalena, as well as the basin of Lake Maracaibo. The fish has been introduced to the Orinoco River basin. The specific name honours the German naturalist Christian F. F. Krauss (1812-1890) who was director of the Royal Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart.

Biology

Prefers swamps and marshes with abundant aquatic plants, but also found in rivers. Eats other fish and benthic invertebrates.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Caquetaia kraussii". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Caquetaia kraussii
Petenia kraussii


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