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Nannacara 
Nannacara adoketa. Photo: Birger A Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae Genus: Nannacara
Regan, 1905Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. The genus currently includes 6 recognized species, with Nannacara anomala the most common in the aquarium trade.
Species
- Nannacara adoketa Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993 (Zebra acara)
- Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905 (Goldeneye cichlid)
- Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
- Nannacara bimaculata Eigenmann, 1912
- Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler, 2004
- Nannacara taenia Regan, 1912
In a recently published book, Nannacara adoketa and Nannacara bimaculata are reassigned to the new genus Ivanacara. It is too early to tell whether this reassignment will be accepted by the ichthyologist community.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Species of Nannacara in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Boruchowitz, D. E. (2006). Guide to Cichlids. T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-7938-0584-8.
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