Uaru

Uaru is a small genus of cichlids found in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and the Amazon basin.[1][2]

Uaru
Uaru fernandezyepezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Uaru
Heckel, 1840
Type species
Uaru amphiacanthoides
Heckel, 1840

Etymology

The name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

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See also

References
  1. Staeck, Wolfgang; Linke, Horst (1995). American Cichlids II: Large Cichlids: A Handbook for Their Identification, Care, and Breeding. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-169-X.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Uaru in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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