Iranocichla
Sign in to saveIranocichla 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.
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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
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