Aequidens
| Aequidens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Genus: | Aequidens C. H. Eigenmann & W. L. Bray, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Acara tetramerus Heckel, 1840 | |
Aequidens is a South American genus of fish in the family Cichlidae. Many species formerly placed in this genus have been reallocated to other genera such as Andinoacara, Bujurquina, Laetacara, Tahuantinsuyoa, Krobia, Rondonacara and Cleithracara.[1] As presently defined, Aequidens is largely restricted to the Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin and river basins in The Guianas. The only exceptions are A. plagiozonatus which also occurs in the Paraná Basin, and A. tetramerus which also occurs in the Parnaíba River.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Aequidens chimantanus Inger, 1956
- Aequidens diadema (Heckel, 1840)
- Aequidens epae S. O. Kullander, 1995
- Aequidens gerciliae S. O. Kullander, 1995
- Aequidens mauesanus S. O. Kullander, 1997
- Aequidens metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922 (Yellow acara)
- Aequidens michaeli S. O. Kullander, 1995
- Aequidens pallidus (Heckel, 1840) (Doublespot acara)
- Aequidens paloemeuensis S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Aequidens patricki S. O. Kullander, 1984
- Aequidens plagiozonatus S. O. Kullander, 1984
- Aequidens potaroensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Aequidens rondoni (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918)
- Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) (Saddle cichlid)
- Aequidens tubicen S. O. Kullander & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1990
- Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
References
- ↑ Ottoni, F.P. & Mattos, J.L.O. (2015): Phylogenetic position and re-description of the endangered cichlid Nannacara hoehnei, and description of a new genus from Brazilian Cerrado (Teleostei, Cichlidae, Cichlasomatini). Vertebrate Zoology, 65 (1): 65-79.
- ↑ Musilová, Z., Říčan, O. & Novák, J. (2009):Phylogeny of the Neotropical cichlid fish tribe Cichlasomatini (Teleostei: Cichlidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with the description of a new genus. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 47 (3): 209-304.
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