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Checkerboard Cichlids
Dicrossus
Dicrossus is a genus of small cichlid fishes native to rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. These cichlids have several dark spots on the sides of their bodies (although very faint in some). Depending on the species, they typically only reach 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) in length.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Lyretail Checkerboard Cichlid
speciesDicrossus filamentosus
Spadetailed Checkerboard Cichlid
speciesDicrossus maculatus
Dicrossus warzeli
speciesDicrossus warzeli
Dicrossus gladicauda
speciesDicrossus gladicauda
Rio Negro Checkerboard Cichlid
speciesDicrossus foirni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87937.