Mesonauta insignis
Mesonauta insignis is a species of cichlid fish native to the Orinoco and upper Rio Negro basins in South America.[1][2] Although generally reported to reach a length up to 9.7 cm (3.8 in), others suggest it can reach about twice that size.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Mesonauta |
| Species: | M. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heros insignis Heckel, 1840 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mesonauta insignis" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
- Kullander, S.O.; Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1991). "Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 92 (2): 407–448.
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