Rondonacara

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: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Rondonacara
Species: R. hoehnei

Name

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

• 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.