Caquetaia kraussii
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Caquetaia |
Species: | C. kraussii
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Binomial name | |
Caquetaia kraussii (Steindachner, 1878)
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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.[1] The specific name honours the German naturalist Christian F. F. Krauss (1812-1890) who was director of the Royal Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart.[2]
Biology
[edit]Prefers swamps and marshes with abundant aquatic plants, but also found in rivers. Eats other fish and benthic invertebrates.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Caquetaia kraussii" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ 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.