Uaru

Uaru

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

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

Etymology

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

Species

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

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. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Uaru". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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