Nandopsis

Nandopsis
Temporal range: 24.7–0 Ma[1][2] Late Oligocenepresent
Biajaca (N. tetracantus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Nandopsis
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Centrarchus tetracanthus
Valenciennes, 1831

Nandopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in Cuba and Hispaniola. Nandopsis are the only cichlids native to the Antilles.

Species

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The genus currently contains three extant species, as well as one fossil species from the late Oligocene epoch. An additional species, N. vombergae is recognized by some, but considered a synonym of N. haitiensis by FishBase.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nandopsis woodringi†". The Fish Tree of Life. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Říčan, Oldřich; Piálek, Lubomír; Zardoya, Rafael; Doadrio, Ignacio; Zrzavy, Jan (March 2013). "Biogeography of the Mesoamerican Cichlidae (Teleostei: Heroini): Colonization through the GAARlandia land bridge and early diversification". Journal of Biogeography. 40 (3): 579–593. Bibcode:2013JBiog..40..579R. doi:10.1111/jbi.12023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nandopsis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. ^ Lyons, T.J.; Rodríguez-Silva, R. (2021). "Nandopsis haitiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T177038034A177038047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T177038034A177038047.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ^ Lyons, T.J.; Rodríguez-Machado, S. (2021). "Nandopsis ramsdeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125987809A125987886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125987809A125987886.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ Lyons, T.J.; Rodríguez-Machado, S. (2021). "Nandopsis tetracanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125987850A125987891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125987850A125987891.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.