Acaronia

Acaronia
Bigeye Cichlid (A. nassa)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (Bigeye cichlid)
• Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989

References

• "Acaronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acaronia". FishBase. February 2013 version.

External links

• "The Basketmouth Cichlid: Acaronia nassa (Heckel 1840)". The Cichlid Room Companion.