Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Andinoacara

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Musilova, Z.

Andinoacara biseriatus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL

Andinoacara blombergi
[]

Photo by Musilova, Z.

Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus
[]

Photo by DATZ

Andinoacara latifrons
[Platinum acara]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

Andinoacara pulcher
[Blue acara]

Photo by Arundell, F.

Andinoacara rivulatus
[Green terror]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm TL

Andinoacara sapayensis
[Sapayo cichlid]

Photo by Musilova, Z.

Andinoacara stalsbergi
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8 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Andinoacara
(Cichlids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1913	Andinoacara biseriatus		South America	12 TL
2012	Andinoacara blombergi		South America	10.5 SL
1863	Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus		Central America	14.5 TL
1878	Andinoacara latifrons	Platinum acara	South America	17 TL
1858	Andinoacara pulcher	Blue acara	Central and South America	16 TL
1860	Andinoacara rivulatus	Green terror	South America	20 TL
1903	Andinoacara sapayensis	Sapayo cichlid	South America	10 TL
2009	Andinoacara stalsbergi		South America	11.3 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cichlidae CichlidsSubfamily: CichlasomatinaeGenus: Andinoacara(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Andinoacara

(See list of species below)