Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.
| Acaronia | |
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| Bigeye Cichlid (A. nassa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
| Genus: | Acaronia G. S. Myers, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Acara nassa Heckel, 1840
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Species edit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (Bigeye cichlid)
- Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989
References edit
- "Acaronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Acaronia in FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links edit
- "The Basketmouth Cichlid: Acaronia nassa (Heckel 1840)". The Cichlid Room Companion.
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