Caquetaia spectabilis
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| Caquetaia spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Caquetaia |
| Species: | C. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caquetaia spectabilis (Steindachner, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acara spectabilis Steindachner, 1875 | |
Caquetaia spectabilis is a species of fish endemic to the basins of the Amazon River, Madeira River, and Uatumã River, as well as the Araguari and the Branco Rivers.[1] The species is an ambush predator that lives among the vegetation on the banks of its habitat rivers.[2]