Uaru
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| Uaru | |
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| Uaru fernandezyepezi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Uaru Heckel, 1840 |
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Uaru is a small genus of cichlid fishes with only two species. The name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.[1] The genus occurs in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and Rio Negro rivers of the Amazon basin.[2] U. amphiacanthoides is frequently available as a food fish in Brazil[2][3] and is popular with cichlid-keeping aquarists.[2][4]
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[edit] References
- ^ W.N. Eschmeyer (2008). "Uaru, Genus Summary, Catalog of Fishes". Catalog of fishes. Fishbase.org. http://www.fishbase.org/Eschmeyer/GeneraSummary.cfm?ID=Uaru.
- ^ a b c Staeck, Wolfgang; Linke, Horst (1995). American Cichlids II: Large Cichlids: A Handbook for Their Identification, Care, and Breeding. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 156465169X.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.. "Uaru amphiacanthoides, Uaru". FishBase. http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11187. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
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