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Mesonauta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Cichlasomatinae

Scientific name
  
Mesonauta

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Tribe
  
Heroini

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Mesonauta wwwfishbaseorgimagesspeciesMeinsu4jpg

Similar
  
Mesonauta festivus, Cichlid, Mesonauta insignis, Heros, Laetacara

Festivum cichlid mesonauta festivus


Mesonauta, the flag cichlids, is a small genus of cichlids native to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America. Mesonauta is part of the family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Cichlasomatinae.

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Some species are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums. These have traditionally been referred to as M. festivus, but following taxonomic reviews of the genus in 1991 and 1998, the species most often seen in the aquarium trade are M. guyanae, M. insignis and M. mirificus.

Mesonauta festivus guarding wigglers


Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Mesonauta Mesonauta insignis Seriously Fish

  • Mesonauta acora (Castelnau, 1855)
  • Mesonauta egregius S. O. Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
  • Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840) (Flag cichlid)
  • Mesonauta guyanae I. Schindler, 1998
  • Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840) ("Acará")
  • Mesonauta mirificus S. O. Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991

    • Mesonauta Flaggenbuntbarsch Mesonauta festivus ZOO Aquarium Berlin YouTube

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    References

    Mesonauta Wikipedia
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