Caquetaia spectabilis

Caquetaia spectabilis is a species of fish endemic to the basins of the Amazon River, Madeira River, and Uatumã River, as well as the Araguari and the Branco Rivers.[1] The species is an ambush predator that lives among the vegetation on the banks of its habitat rivers.[2]

Caquetaia spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Caquetaia
Species:
C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Caquetaia spectabilis
(Steindachner, 1875)
Synonyms

Acara spectabilis Steindachner, 1875

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Caquetaia spectabilis" in FishBase. April 2018 version.
  2. "Caquetaia spectabilis". Borstein.info. Retrieved 2017-07-10.


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