Bujurquina
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Bujurquina is a genus
of cichlid
fish endemic to South America
. The genus contains 17 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cichlid
Cichlid
Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
fish endemic to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. The genus contains 17 species.
Species
- Bujurquina apoparuana Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina cordemadi Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina eurhinus Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina hophrys Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina huallagae Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina labiosa Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina mariae Eigenmann, 1922
- Bujurquina megalospilus Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina moriorum Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina oenolaemus Kullander, 1987
- Bujurquina ortegai Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina peregrinabunda Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina robusta Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina syspilus Cope, 1872)
- Bujurquina tambopatae Kullander, 1986
- Bujurquina vittata HeckelHeckelHeckel could be:*Erich Heckel , German painter and print maker*Johann Jakob Heckel, Austrian ichthyologist*Wilhelm Heckel GmbH, woodwind musical instrument manufacturer based in Wiesbaden, Germany...
, 1840 - Bujurquina zamorensis Regan, 1905