Laetacara

Laetacara
Laetacara araguaiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Laetacara
Type species
Acara flavilabris
Cope, 1870

Laetacara is a small genus of cichlids native to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America.[1] The genus is also collectively known as the smiling acaras.[1][2] The range of the genus extends from the upper Orinoco River in Venezuela to the Paraná River in Paraguay.[3] Like all cichlids, Laetacara species have well-developed brood care.

All members of the genus are monogamous, open spawning cichlids.[1] Most species are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums.[3] Laetacara species are relatively small cichlids, growing from 5-10 centimetres (2–4 in) in length and are part of the group known to aquarists as dwarf cichlids.[1]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[4]

  • Laetacara araguaiae Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2009
  • Laetacara curviceps (C. G. E. Ahl, 1923) (Flag acara)
  • Laetacara dorsigera (Heckel, 1840) (Redbreast acara)
  • Laetacara flamannellus Ottoni et al., 1812
  • Laetacara flavilabris (Cope, 1870)
  • Laetacara fulvipinnis Staeck & I. Schindler, 2007
  • Laetacara thayeri (Steindachner, 1875)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
  2. ↑ 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; C.A.S. Lucena (eds.). Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 461–498. ISBN 978-85-7430-035-1.
  3. 1 2 Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-168-1
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Laetacara in FishBase. May 2017 version.


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