Mesonauta mirificus

Mesonauta mirificus is a species of cichlid fish native to the western Amazon basin in Peru and Colombia.[1][2] It is typically found near plants in blackwater rivers and reaches a length up to 9.7 cm (3.8 in).[1]

Mesonauta mirificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Mesonauta
Species:
M. mirificus
Binomial name
Mesonauta mirificus
Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Mesonauta mirificus" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. Kullander, S.O.; Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1991). "Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 92 (2): 407–448.


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