Astronotus ocellatus

Astronotus ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Labroidei

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Astronotinae
Genus: Astronotus
Species: Astronotus ocellatus

Name

Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)

Synonyms

• Acara compressus
• Acara hyposticta
• Astronotus ocellatus zebra
• Astronotus orbiculatus
• Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

Vernacular names

العربية: Oscar, سيكلد اوسكار
Беларуская: Тыгровы оскар
Česky: Vrubozubec paví
English: Oscar cichlid, Tiger oscar, Velvet cichlid, Marble cichlid
Español: Oscar, Cíclido pavo real
Português: Oscar, Apairi, Apaiari
ไทย: ปลาออสการ์

Etymology

Astronotus: from the greek, astra = ray, and noton= back. Ocellatus.