Biology:Mesonauta egregius
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Mesonauta egregius | |
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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 native to the Meta and Vichada River basins (both tributaries of the Orinoco) in South America.[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mesonauta egregius" in 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q1256942 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesonauta egregius.
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