Acaronia
| Acaronia | |
|---|---|
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| Bigeye Cichlid(A. nassa) | |
Scientific classification
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| 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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Acaroniais a smallgenusofcichlidsfound in theAmazon,Orinocoand otherbasinsin northernSouth America.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acaronia nassa(Heckel,1840)(Bigeye cichlid)
- Acaronia vultuosaS. O. Kullander,1989
References
[edit]- "Acaronia".Integrated Taxonomic Information System.Retrieved6 June2006.
- ^Froese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Species in genusAcaronia".FishBase.February 2013 version.
External links
[edit]- "The Basketmouth Cichlid: Acaronia nassa (Heckel 1840)".The Cichlid Room Companion.
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