| Iranocichla | |
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| Iranocichla persa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Oreochromini |
| Genus: | Iranocichla Coad, 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982 | |
Iranocichla is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in fresh and brackish waters in southern Iran. They are the only cichlids native to this country.
Species
There are currently two described species in this genus, but a third population of unclear affinities is known from the Kol River drainage (between the range of the two recognized species):
- Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982
- Iranocichla persa Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Seehausen, 2016
References
- ^ Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Seehausen, O. (2016): Iranocichla persa, a new cichlid species from southern Iran (Teleostei, Cichlidae). ZooKeys, 636: 141–161.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Iranocichla | |
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