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]
- Guianacara cuyunii López-Fernández, Taphorn & S. O. Kullander, 2006
- Guianacara dacrya Arbour & López-Fernández, 2011
- Guianacara geayi (Pellegrin, 1902)
- Guianacara oelemariensis S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Guianacara owroewefi S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Guianacara sphenozona S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Guianacara stergiosi López-Fernández, Taphorn & S. O. Kullander, 2006
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer W. "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Guianacara in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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