Caquetaia kraussii

Caquetaia kraussii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Caquetaia
Species:
C. kraussii
Binomial name
Caquetaia kraussii
(Steindachner, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Petenia kraussii Steindachner, 1878
  • Cichlasoma kraussii (Steindachner, 1878)

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

Prefers swamps and marshes with abundant aquatic plants, but also found in rivers. Eats other fish and benthic invertebrates.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Caquetaia kraussii". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. ^ 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.


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