Mesonauta guyanae
Mesonauta guyanae is a species of cichlid fish native to the Essequibo (Guyana) and Rio Negro (Brazil) basins in South America.[2][1] It reaches a standard length up to 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]
Mesonauta guyanae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Mesonauta |
Species: | M. guyanae |
Binomial name | |
Mesonauta guyanae I. Schindler, 1998[1] | |
References
- Schindler, I. (1998). "Mesonauta guyanae spec. nov., a new cichlid fish from the Guyana Shield, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zeitschrift für Fischkunde. 5: 3–12.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Mesonauta guyanae" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
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