Mesonauta
| Mesonauta | |
|---|---|
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| Mesonauta festivus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Mesonauta Günther, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Heros insignis Heckel, 1840 | |
Mesonauta is a small genus of cichlids native to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America.[1][2] Mesonauta is part of the family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Cichlasomatinae.[1][3] Some species, particularly Mesonauta festivus, are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums.[4]
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Mesonauta acora (Castelnau, 1855)
- Mesonauta egregius S. O. Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
- Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840) (Flag cichlid)
- Mesonauta guyanae I. Schindler, 1998
- Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840) ("Acará")
- Mesonauta mirificus S. O. Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Mesonauta in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
- ↑ Kullander, S.O. (1998). "A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.). Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 461–498. ISBN 978-85-7430-035-1.
- ↑ Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids II: Large Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-169-X