Guianacara

Guianacara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Guianacara
S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Type species
Guianacara owroewefi
S. O. Kullander & Nijssen 1989

Guianacara is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in the Guiana Shield in South America.[1]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer W. "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Guianacara in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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