Mesonauta egregius
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Mesonauta |
Species: | M. egregius
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Binomial name | |
Mesonauta egregius Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
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Mesonauta egregius is a species of cichlid fish endemic to the Meta and Vichada River basins (both tributaries of the Orinoco) in Colombia.[1][2] It is typically found near aquatic plants in shallow water and reaches a standard length up to 8.2 cm (3.2 in).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mesonauta egregius". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79799.