Iranocichla hormuzensis

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Iranocichla hormuzensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Iranocichla
Species:
I. hormuzensis
Binomial name
Iranocichla hormuzensis
Coad, 1982

Iranocichla hormuzensis, also known as the Iranian cichlid or Hormoz cichlid,

Straits of Hormuz.[2][3] It was formerly regarded as the only species in its genus, but another species, I. persa was described in 2016. These are the only cichlids native to Iran and among the few cichlids in Asia.[3]

I. hormuzensis attains a

IUCN, some authorities believe it is highly threatened.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Iranian Cichlid (Iranocichla hormuzensis)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Iranocichla hormuzensis" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  3. ^ a b c Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Seehausen, O. (2016): Iranocichla persa, a new cichlid species from southern Iran (Teleostei, Cichlidae). ZooKeys, 636: 141–161.
  4. ^ Esmaeili, H.R.; and M. Ebrahimi (2006). Length–weight relationships of some freshwater fishes of Iran. Applied Ichthyology 22(4): 328–329.
  5. S2CID 233422191
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