''Mazarunia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
cichlids
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of Percomorpha, percomorph fish in the family (biology), family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been Binomial nomenclature, scientifically described, making ...
from the
Mazaruni River
The Mazaruni River is a tributary of the Essequibo River in northern Guyana. Its source is in the remote western forests of the Pakaraima Mountains and its confluence with the Cuyuni River is near Bartica. As it descends from the Guiana Highland ...
, a tributary of the
Essequibo River
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in
Guyana
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.
They are
dwarf cichlid
Dwarf cichlid is a term used by fishkeeping hobbyists to describe an arbitrary assemblage of small-sized fish from the family Cichlidae. Although the grouping is widely used in the aquarium industry and hobby, the grouping has no taxonomic or eco ...
s that do not surpass in length.
Species
There are three species:
[
* '' Mazarunia charadrica'' López-Fernández, Taphorn & ]Liverpool
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, 2012
* '' Mazarunia mazarunii'' S. O. Kullander, 1990
* '' Mazarunia pala'' López-Fernández, Taphorn & Liverpool, 2012
References
Geophagini
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Sven O. Kullander
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