Acaronia
Genus of fishes
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Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.
| Acaronia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Bigeye Cichlid (A. nassa) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
| Genus: | Acaronia G. S. Myers, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Acara nassa Heckel, 1840 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (Bigeye cichlid)
- Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989