Mesonauta acora
| Mesonauta acora | |
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| Painting by Castelnau from the South America Expedition, 1856 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Mesonauta |
| Species: | M. acora Castelnau, 1855 |
Mesonauta acora is a species of cichlid fish native to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America. The species was named by François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau in 1855.[1][2][3]
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References
- ↑ 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.
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