Mazarunia is a genus of cichlids from the Mazaruni River, a tributary of the Essequibo River in Guyana.[1] They are dwarf cichlids that do not surpass 8.5 cm (3.3 in) in length.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subtribe: | Geophagina |
| Genus: | Mazarunia S. O. Kullander, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Mazarunia mazarunii S. O. Kullander, 1990
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Species
editThere are three species:[2]
- Mazarunia charadrica López-Fernández, Taphorn & Liverpool, 2012
- Mazarunia mazarunii S. O. Kullander, 1990
- Mazarunia pala López-Fernández, Taphorn & Liverpool, 2012
References
edit- ^ López-Fernández, H.; D.C. Taphorn; E.A. Liverpool (2012). "Phylogenetic diagnosis and expanded description of the genus Mazarunia Kullander, 1990 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the upper Mazaruni river, Guyana, with description of two new species". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 10 (3): 465–486. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252012000300001.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mazarunia". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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