Mesonauta

Mesonauta
Mesonauta
Mesonauta festivus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Mesonauta
Günther, 1867

Mesonauta is a small genus of six species of fish, endemic to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America.[1][2] Mesonauta is part of the family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Cichlasomatinae.[1][3] Some species, particularly Mesonauta festivus, are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums.[4]

Species

  • Mesonauta acora Castelnau, 1855
  • Mesonauta egregius Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
  • Mesonauta festivus Heckel, 1840
  • Mesonauta guyanae Schindler, 1998
  • Mesonauta insignis Heckel, 1840
  • Mesonauta mirificus Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.. "Mesonauta". FishBase. http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Eschmeyer/GeneraSummary.cfm?ID=Mesonauta. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
  2. ^ Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0. 
  3. ^ Kullander, S.O. (1998). "A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.). Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 461–498. ISBN 978-8574300351. 
  4. ^ Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids II: Large Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-169-X


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