Nannacara

Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.

Species

Goldeneye Cichlid

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations11

Observations recorded712

Nannacara (Gr.: „nanos“ = klein; „Acará“ Tupí-Guaraní-Ausdruck für Buntbarsche) ist eine aus vier Arten bestehende Gattung südamerikanischer Buntbarsche. Die Gattung kommt in Süßgewässern an der südamerikanischen Atlantikküste von der Mündung des Orinoko bis zur Amazonasmündung, im mittleren und oberen Rio Negro in Brasilien und in Guayana vor.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 30
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: UMMZ, MNHN, NHMUK, FMNH, NRM
Recorded in: Guyana, Guyane Francaise, Bresil, Brazil, French Guiana

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cichlasomatinae
Image: Ivanacara adoketa5265.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Nannacara
taxon name: Nannacara
topic's main category: Category:Nannacara

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==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Nannacara adoketa S. O. Kullander & Preda-Pedreros, 1993 (Zebra acara) Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905 (Goldeneye cichlid) Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983 Nannacara bimaculata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & I. Schindler, 2004 Nannacara taenia Regan, 1912

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