Andinoacara

 

Typ species: Andinoacara latifrons (1878 Steindachner) 

Taxonomy:

Superorder: Cichlomorphae

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Buntbarsche (Cichlidae)

Subfamily: Cichlinae

Tribe: Cichlasomatini

Genus: Andinoacara

Species:

Pulcher-Complex:

Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus

Andinoacara latifrons

Andinoacara pulcher

Rivulatus-Complex:

Andinoacara biseriatus

Andinoacara blombergi (it is likely that this is a synonym from A. rivulatus)

Andinoacara rivulatus

Andinoacara stalsbergi

Andinoacara sapayensis

Undescribet:

Andinoacara sp. Choco

Andinoacara sp. Maracaibo

Andinoacara sp. Orinoco

(belong all to the Pulcher-Complex)

Habitat:

This genus lives on both sides of the Andean. The Rivulatus-Complex you can find from the Choco in the north to Peru on the westside of the Andean.

The Pulcher-Complex you can find from the Choco to the Orinoco and lives also in Panama.

Size: 

The Pucher-Complex can reach up to 20 cm but there are also some, which just reach 12 cm.

The Rivulatus_Complex reaches sizes between 20 and 35 cm. 

 

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