Caquetaia
| Caquetaia | |
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| Caquetaia myersi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Caquetaia Fowler, 1945 |
| Type species | |
| Caquetaia amploris Fowler, 1945
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Caquetaia is a small genus of cichlid fishes from tropical South America. The genus currently contains three species. Caquetaia spp. are ambush predators that predominantly feed on invertebrates. Seasonal fluctuations in water level have been shown to contribute to Caquetaia spp. consuming a larger variety of invertebrates, especially when the water level is low during dry seasons.[1] Caquetaia are known for their highly protrusible jaws, an adaptation hypothesized to improve their ability to capture prey by enhancing overall ram velocity.[2]
Species[edit]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Caquetaia kraussii (Steindachner, 1878)
- Caquetaia myersi (L. P. Schultz, 1944)
- Caquetaia spectabilis (Steindachner, 1875)
The turquoise (or umbee) cichlid was formerly included, but is now placed in its own genus Kronoheros.
References[edit]
- ^ C. P. Röpke; E. Ferreira; J Zuanon (2014). "Seasonal changes in the use of feeding resources by fish in stands of aquatic macrophytes in an Amazonian floodplain, Brazil". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 97 (4): 401–414. Bibcode:2014EnvBF..97..401R. doi:10.1007/s10641-013-0160-4. S2CID 254467231.
- ^ T. B. Waltzek; P. C. Wainwright (2003). "Functional Morphology of Extreme Jaw Protrusion in Neotropical Cichlids". Journal of Morphology. 257 (1): 96–106. doi:10.1002/jmor.10111. PMID 12740901.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Caquetaia in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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