Mesonauta insignis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Mesonauta |
Species: | M. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
Heros insignis Heckel, 1840 |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mesonauta insignis". 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79799.