Aequidens
Aequidens is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in South America. Formerly a wastebasket genus, as presently defined Aequidens is largely restricted to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and river basins in The Guianas. The only exceptions are A. plagiozonatus which also occurs in the Paraná Basin, and A. tetramerus which also occurs in the Parnaíba River.
Taxonomy
Many species formerly placed in this genus have been reallocated to other genera such as Andinoacara, Bujurquina, Cleithracara, Krobia, Laetacara, Rondonacara and Tahuantinsuyoa.Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:Aequidens chimantanus Inger, 1956Aequidens diadema Aequidens epae S. O. Kullander, 1995Aequidens gerciliae S. O. Kullander, 1995Aequidens mauesanus S. O. Kullander, 1997Aequidens metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922 Aequidens michaeli S. O. Kullander, 1995Aequidens pallidus Aequidens paloemeuensis S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989Aequidens patricki S. O. Kullander, 1984Aequidens plagiozonatus S. O. Kullander, 1984Aequidens pirilampo Oliveira et al., 2024Aequidens potaroensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912Aequidens rondoni Aequidens superomaculatum Hernández-Acevedo, Machado-Allison & Lasso A., 2015Aequidens tetramerus Aequidens tubicen S. O. Kullander & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1991- ''Aequidens viridis''