Astronotus ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/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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