Mazarunia Explained

Mazarunia is a genus of cichlids from the Mazaruni River, a tributary of the Essequibo River in Guyana.^[1] They are dwarf cichlids that do not surpass 8.5cm (03.3inches) in length.

Species

There are three species:

• Mazarunia charadrica López-Fernández, Taphorn & Liverpool, 2012
• Mazarunia mazarunii S. O. Kullander, 1990
• Mazarunia pala López-Fernández, Taphorn & Liverpool, 2012

Notes and References

1. López-Fernández, H. . D.C. Taphorn . E.A. Liverpool . Phylogenetic diagnosis and expanded description of the genus Mazarunia Kullander, 1990 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the upper Mazaruni river, Guyana, with description of two new species . 2012 . Neotrop. Ichthyol. . 10 . 3 . 465–486 . 10.1590/S1679-62252012000300001 . free .