Biology:Caquetaia kraussii
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Caquetaia |
| Species: | C. kraussii
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| Caquetaia kraussii (Steindachner, 1878)
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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 Germany 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Caquetaia kraussii" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae6/.
Wikidata ☰ Q6424782 entry
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