Name - Cichla

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:337261 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Cichla Bloch & Schneider 1801

• Cichla Wagler 1827

• Cichla Schneider 1801

• Cichla Agassiz 1846

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Global distribution of the South American peacock basses Cichla spp. follows human interference.
• Invasive peacock basses (Cichla spp.) and decreased abundance of small native fish in Brazilian reservoirs.
• Important role of endogenous microbial symbionts of fish gills in the challenging but highly biodiverse Amazonian blackwaters.
• Unintended consequences of valuing the contributions of non-native species: misguided conservation initiatives in a megadiverse region.
• Gnathostoma infection after ingestion of raw fish is a probable cause of eosinophilic meningitis in the Brazilian Amazon.

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