''Mesonauta acora'' is a species of

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

fish

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

; specifically, to blackwater in the Xingu and

Tocantins River The Tocantins River ( , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan" and ''Ti'' for "beak"). It ...

basins in South America. The species was named by François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau in 1855. All Mesonauta Acoras are omnivores. Their diet is composed of insects, aquatic invertebrates and algae.

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acora Fish of the Amazon basin Fish of the Tocantins River basin Cichlid fish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau Fish described in 1855 {{Cichlasomatinae-stub

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