Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Subfamily Cichlasomatinae Higher classification Cichlid | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Scientific name Nannacara Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Goldeneye cichlid, Zebra acara, Nannacara aureocephalus, Nannacara bimaculata, Nannacara taenia | ||
Nannacara anomala
Nannacara 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. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.
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Nannacara anomala golden dwarf cichlid with fry
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
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
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