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麗魚科 (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Aequidens: Latin, aequus, equal, equally + Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335); tubicen: Name from Latin word meaning trumpeter, referring to the river drainage, the Trombetas, to which the species seems to he restricted; and Portuguese 'trombetas' means trumpets..
More on authors: Kullander & Ferreira.