Mesonauta insignis

Mesonauta insignis is a species of cichlid fish native to the Orinoco and upper Rio Negro basins in South America.[1][2] Although generally reported to reach a length up to 9.7 cm (3.8 in), others suggest it can reach about twice that size.[1]

Mesonauta insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Mesonauta
Species:
M. insignis
Binomial name
Mesonauta insignis
(Heckel, 1840)
Synonyms

Heros insignis Heckel, 1840

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mesonauta insignis" 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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