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Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru

by Kullander, S.O.

Collection : Prof Jim Green
Publisher : Swedish Museum of Natural History
Published In : Stockholm
Illustrations : 38 b/w plates, 167 text figs

Description:

The study of Peruvian cichlids presented here covers about 20% of the known South American cichlid species, a group which has not been revised in its entirety since the cursory revision 80 years ago by Regan (1905-1906). This paper is based on personal field work and review of most museum collections of Peruvian cichlids, encompassing a total of well over 4000 specimens. Its principal aim is to serve as a basic treatise on the taxonomy and distribution of the western Amazonian cichlids, including also an analysis of distribution patterns in that area.