Astronotus ocellatus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

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

Name[edit]

Astronotus ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

Synonyms[edit]

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

References[edit]

Agassiz, L.A. 1831. Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annos MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I... colleget et pingendso curavit Dr J.B. de Spix... F.S. Hübschmann, Monachii [= Munich] & Fleischer, Lipsiae [= Leipzig]: i-xvi, i-ii, 1-138, pls. 1-101.

Vernacular names[edit]

العربية: Oscar, سيكلد اوسكار
беларуская: Тыгровы оскар
čeština: Vrubozubec paví
English: Oscar cichlid, Tiger oscar, Velvet cichlid, Marble cichlid
español: Oscar, Cíclido pavo real
português: Oscar, Apairi, Apaiari
ไทย: ปลาออสการ์

Etymology[edit]

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

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