Biology:Laetacara
| Laetacara | |
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| Laetacara araguaiae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
| Genus: | Laetacara S. O. Kullander, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Acara flavilabris Cope, 1870
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Laetacara is a small genus of cichlids native to freshwater habitats in tropical and subtropical South America, ranging from the upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela to the Paraná River basin Argentina .[1][2] The genus is also collectively known as the smiling acaras.[3][4] Like all cichlids, Laetacara species have well-developed brood care.
All members of the genus are monogamous, open spawning cichlids.[3] They are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums.[2] Laetacara are relatively small cichlids, growing to about 4–12 cm (1.6–4.7 in) in length depending on exact species,[5] and are part of the group known to aquarists as dwarf cichlids.[3]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[5]
- Laetacara araguaiae Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2009
- Laetacara curviceps (C. G. E. Ahl, 1923) (Flag acara)
- Laetacara dorsigera (Heckel, 1840) (Redbreast acara)
- Laetacara flamannellus Ottoni et al., 2012
- Laetacara flavilabris (Cope, 1870)
- Laetacara fulvipinnis Staeck & I. Schindler, 2007
- Laetacara thayeri (Steindachner, 1875)
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Ottoni, F.P. (2018). "Update of diagnoses, information on distribution, species, and key for identification of Laetacara species (Teleostei, Cichlidae, Cichlasomatini)". Vertebrate Zoology 68 (1): 47–63. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz68-1/06_vertebrate_zoology_68-1_ottoni_47-63.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN:1-56465-168-1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
- ↑ Kullander, S.O. (1998). "A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". in L.R. Malabarba. Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 461–498. ISBN 978-85-7430-035-1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Laetacara in FishBase. July 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3347 entry
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