Andinoacara

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Andinoacara
Golden border cichlid (Andinoacara rivulatus)

Golden border cichlid ( Andinoacara rivulatus )

Systematics
Ovalentaria
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlids (Cichlidae)
Subfamily : Cichlinae
Tribe : Cichlasomatini
Genre : Andinoacara
Scientific name
Andinoacara
Musilová , Říčan & Novák , 2009

Andinoacara ("Andino" for the Andes ; "Acará" Tupí-Guaraní - expression for cichlids) is a genus of South American cichlids consisting of eight species. The genus occurs in northern South America on the western side of the Andes in northern Peru , Ecuador and western and northern Colombia, in the Orinoco basin , in southern Central America on the Pacific side of southern Costa Rica and Panama and on the island of Trinidad . The genus was only introduced in 2009 by a group of Czech ichthyologists and combines the species of the former " Aequidens " - pulcher and "Aequidens" - rivulatus group.

features

The genus has not been adequately diagnosed and morphological autapomorphies have not been named. Andinoacara species are medium-sized cichlids and grow to be 10 to 20 centimeters long. Its body is flattened on the sides, high back and oval in shape. The head profile is rounded, the mouth at the end. They are usually quite colorful. Color-contrasting fin edges are typical. The Andinoacara species differ from the genus Aequidens mainly in their bone structure, scaling and coloration. Andinoacara species are territory-forming substrate spawners .

species

External system

Andinoacarina is closely related to the genera Bujurquina and Tahuantinsuyoa and together with both forms the sub-tribus Andinoacarina. Both genera have their main distribution area in the rivers of the Andes east side.

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b Claus Schaefer: Aequidens-pulcher group u. Aequidens-rivulatus group In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 24 and 25th
  2. ↑ a b Musilová, Z., Říčan, O., & Novák, J .: Phylogeny of the Neotropical cichlid fish tribe Cichlasomatini (Teleostei: Cichlidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with the description of a new genus. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Volume 47, Issue 3, pages 234–247, August 2009 doi : 10.1111 / j.1439-0469.2009.00528.x
  3. ↑ Musilová, Z., Říčan, O., Říčanová, Š., Janšta, P., Gahura, O. & Novák, J. (2015): Phylogeny and historical biogeography of trans-Andean cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 65 (3): 333-350.

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