Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Cichlasomatinae Scientific name Uaru Higher classification Cichlid Order Perciformes | Family Cichlidae Tribe Heroini Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Uaru amphiacanthoides, Uaru fernandezyepezi | ||
Uaru cichlid part 3
Uaru is a small genus of cichlids found in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and the Amazon basin.
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Etymology
The name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
References
Uaru Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA