| Iranocichla | |
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| Iranocichla persa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Oreochromini |
| Genus: | Iranocichla Coad, 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982 | |
Iranocichla is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in fresh and brackish waters in southern Iran. [1] They are the only cichlids native to this country. [1]
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): [1]