Chaetobranchus

Chaetobranchus is a small genus of cichlid fishes from South America where they are native to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and rivers in the Guianas.

Chaetobranchus
C. flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Chaetobranchini
Genus:	Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840
Type species
Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840

Species

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

• Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
• Chaetobranchus semifasciatus Steindachner, 1875