Nannacara

Nannacara
Nannacara adoketa. Photo: Birger A
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Nannacara
Regan, 1905
Type species
Nannacara anomala
Regan, 1905

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.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

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

  • Boruchowitz, D. E. (2006). Guide to Cichlids. T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0584-8.
  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Nannacara in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ↑ Römer, U. (2006). Cichliden-Atlas: Naturgeschichte der Zwergbuntbarsche Südamerikas. - Teil 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde Baensch. ISBN 978-3-88244-084-3.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (2017). "Catalog of Fishes". Retrieved 3 February 2018.


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