Mesonauta festivus
| Mesonauta festivus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Mesonauta |
| Species: | M. festivus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840) | |
Mesonauta festivus, the Flag cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to tropical rivers in Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia. It can reach a length of 8.2 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It is also popular in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mesonauta festivus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
- (English) Festivum, Festive Cichlid, Flag Cichlid - fish.mongabay.com