Rondonacara
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Rondonacara
Species:
R. hoehnei
Name
[edit]Rondonacara Ottoni & Mattos, 2015
Type species: Nannacara hoehnei Ribeiro, 1918
Etymology: The generic name is a contraction of Rondon, in honour to Marechal Cândido Rondon, leader of the “Expedição Científica Rondon-Roosevelt”, expedition during which the type series of this species was collected; and Acara, a vernacular name for cichlid fishes in Brazil.
References
[edit]- Ottoni, F.P. & Mattos, J.L.O. 2015. Phylogenetic position and re-description of the endangered cichlid Nannacara hoehnei, and description of a new genus from Brazilian Cerrado (Teleostei, Cichlidae, Cichlasomatini). Vertebrate Zoology 65(1): 65–79. Full article (PDF). Reference page.