Mesonauta egregius
| Mesonauta egregius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Mesonauta |
| Species: | M. egregius
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesonauta egregius Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
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Mesonauta egregius is a species of cichlid fish native to the Meta and Vichada River basins (both tributaries of the Orinoco) in South America.[1][2] It is typically found near aquatic plants in shallow water and reaches a standard length up to 8.2 cm (3.2 in).[1]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mesonauta egregius". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ Kullander, S.O.; Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1991). "Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 92 (2): 407–448.
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