Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.
| Nannacara | |
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| Nannacara anomala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
| Genus: | Nannacara Regan, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905
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Species edit
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Nannacara adoketa S. O. Kullander & Preda-Pedreros, 1993 (Zebra acara)
- Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905 (Goldeneye cichlid)
- Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
- Nannacara bimaculata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & I. Schindler, 2004
- Nannacara taenia Regan, 1912
In a book published in 2006, Nannacara adoketa and Nannacara bimaculata were reassigned to the new genus Ivanacara.[2] This change has not been recognized by FishBase,[1] but it has been adopted by the Catalog of Fishes.[3]
References edit
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- Boruchowitz, D. E. (2006). Guide to Cichlids. T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0584-8.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannacara in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Römer, U. (2006). Cichliden-Atlas: Naturgeschichte der Zwergbuntbarsche Südamerikas. - Teil 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde Baensch. ISBN 978-3-88244-084-3.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (2017). "Catalog of Fishes". Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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