Acaronia
Appearance
Acaronia | |
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Bigeye Cichlid (A. nassa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
Genus: | Acaronia G. S. Myers, 1940 |
Type species | |
Acara nassa Heckel, 1840
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Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (Bigeye cichlid)
- Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989
References
[edit]- "Acaronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acaronia". FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
[edit]- "The Basketmouth Cichlid: Acaronia nassa (Heckel 1840)". The Cichlid Room Companion.