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Acaronia

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Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.

Species

Bigeye Cichlid

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations37
Observations recorded1,394

Acaronia is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
27
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
USNM, YPM, AUM, UMMZ, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH
Recorded in
Peru, Suriname, Guyana, Brasil, Bolivia, Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Astronotinae
Image
Acaronia vulpinus.jpg
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taxon name
Acaronia
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Category:Acaronia
Commons category
Acaronia
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Encyclopedic overview

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Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (Bigeye cichlid) Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989

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