Nandopsis is a small genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of cichlid

Cichlid

Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...

 fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in Cuba

Cuba

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 and Hispaniola

Hispaniola

Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...

. If disregarding Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

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 (where the few native cichlids are members of genera that are widespread on the South American mainland), Nandopsis are the only cichlids native to the Antilles

Antilles

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Species

The genus currently contains three species, although some authorities (e.g., FishBase

FishBase

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) treat N. vombergae as a synonym

Synonym (taxonomy)

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 of N. haitiensis.

• Nandopsis haitiensis Tee-Van, 1935
• Nandopsis tetracanthus Valenciennes, 1831
• Nandopsis vombergae Ladiges, 1938