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Rocio
Sign in to saveRocio is a small genus of cichlid freshwater fishes from southern Mexico and northern Central America.
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Brittlebush
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations46,469
Observations recorded1,497
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Rocio is a small genus of cichlid freshwater fishes from southern Mexico and northern Central America.
==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Rocio gemmata Contreras-Balderas & Schmitter-Soto, 2007 – from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Rocio ocotal Schmitter-Soto, 2007 – from Lake Ocotal, Mexico Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903) (Jack Dempsey) – from Honduras to southern Mexico Rocio spinosissima (Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) – Lake Izabal basin, Guatemala
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Yucatan Peninsula
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