Uaru amphiacanthoides

Uaru amphiacanthoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Uaru
(Heckel, 1840)
Species: U. amphiacanthoides
Binomial name
Uaru amphiacanthoides
(Heckel, 1840[1] )

Uaru amphiacanthoides is a species of fish from the family Cichlidae native to South America[2] also known as the Triangle cichlid [3] U.amphiacanthoides is a popular aquarium fish among cichlid hobbyists.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Heckel JJ (1840) Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden). Annalen des Wierner Museums der Natrugeschichte v. 2: 325-471, Pls. 29-30.
  2. ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.. "Uaru amphiacanthoides, Uaru". FishBase. http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11187. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
  3. ^ Leibel, WS. "Goin' South: Cichlids of the Americas - Uaru". fishchannel.com. http://www.fishchannel.com/freshwater-aquariums/species-info/cichlid/uaru.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-16.