Uaru
| Uaru | |
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| Uaru fernandezyepezi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Uaru Heckel, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840
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Uaru is a small genus of cichlids found in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and the Amazon basin.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840 (uaru)
- Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski, 1989
See also
[edit]References
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Wikispecies has information related to Uaru.
- ^ Staeck, Wolfgang; Linke, Horst (1995). American Cichlids II: Large Cichlids: A Handbook for Their Identification, Care, and Breeding. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-169-X.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Uaru". FishBase. April 2013 version.