Nannacara aureocephalus
Nannacara aureocephalus is a species of cichlid endemic to French Guiana in South America where it occurs in the Approuague River basin. Its habitat is shallow water near the edges of swamps, and areas of stagnant water in forest creeks. It is considered a dwarf cichlid and can be found in the aquarium trade. The male reaches a length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) SL while the females reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[1]
An inventory of coastal freshwater fishes from Amapá highlighting the occurrence of eight new records for Brazil.
| Nannacara aureocephalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Nannacara |
| Species: | N. aureocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pelvicachromis aureocephalus (Allgayer, 1983) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nannacara aureocephalus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
- Distribution map - Practical Fishkeeping
- Nannacara aureocephalus - aquavisie.retry.org
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