Astronotus ocellatus

Astronotus ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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

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

References

• 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

• 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

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

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