''Cincelichthys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of high-bodied

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted th ...

s found in southern

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to Guatemala, where they inhabit lakes, rivers (typically sluggish) and other freshwater habitats. They are large cichlids, up to long depending on species, with females reaching smaller sizes than males. They feed on vegetable matter, like fruits, parts of aquatic and land plants, and algae. They share their chisel-like teeth with '' Kihnichthys'' and whether they should be merged into a single genus is not yet fully resolved; a review in 2020 recommended that ''Kihnichthys'' should be moved into ''Cincelichthys''.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * '' Cincelichthys bocourti'' ( Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) (Chisel-tooth cichlid) * '' Cincelichthys pearsei'' ( C. L. Hubbs, 1936) (Pantano cichlid)

References

Heroini Cichlid genera {{Cichlidae-stub