Chaetobranchopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are found in the Amazon, Paraná and Paraguay river basins.

Chaetobranchopsis
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Chaetobranchini
Genus: Chaetobranchopsis
Steindachner, 1875
Type species
Chaetobranchus orbicularis
Steindachner, 1875

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chaetobranchopsis". FishBase. February 2013 version.