''Nannacara'' is a genus of small

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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 ...

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endemic to

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. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the

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hobby, the fish is considered a

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along with ''

Apistogramma ''Apistogramma'' is a large genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Cichlidae native to South America, but also commonly kept in Freshwater aquarium, aquariums. They are dwarf cichlids that mostly feed on tiny animals and have b ...

'', '' Mikrogeophagus'', and '' Dicrossus'' species. ''Nannacara anomala'' is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''

Nannacara adoketa ''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 ''Apistog ...

'' S. O. Kullander & Preda-Pedreros, 1993 (Zebra acara) * ''

Nannacara anomala The goldeneye cichlid (''Nannacara anomala'') is a species of cichlid found in fresh water from the Aruka River in Guyana, to the Maroni River in Suriname. It is often found on flooded savannas near the coast. The male grows to a length of abou ...

'' Regan, 1905 (Goldeneye cichlid) * '' Nannacara aureocephalus'' Allgayer, 1983 * '' Nannacara bimaculata'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 * '' Nannacara quadrispinae'' Staeck & I. Schindler, 2004 * '' Nannacara taenia'' Regan, 1912 In a book published in 2006, ''Nannacara adoketa'' and ''Nannacara bimaculata'' were reassigned to the new genus '' Ivanacara''. This change has not been recognized by

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, but it has been adopted by the

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References

* Cichlasomatini Cichlid genera Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan {{Cichlasomatinae-stub