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: Guianacara
Species: G. cuyunii – G. dacrya – G. geayi – G. oelemariensis – G. owroewefi – G. sphenozona – G. stergiosi
Name
Guianacara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Type species: Guianacara owroewefi ♀ Kullander & Nijssen, 1989. Type by original designation.
Synonyms
Oelemaria (subgenus of Guianacara) Kullander & Nijssen, 1989:92
References
Kullander, S.O. & H. Nijssen 1989: The cichlids of Surinam. Teleostei: Labroidei. E. J. Brill, Leiden: i-xxxii + 1-256.
López-Fernández, H. , D.C. Taphorn Baechle & S.O. Kullander 2006: Two new species of Guianacara from the Guiana Shield of eastern Venezuela (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Copeia, 2006(3): 384–395.
Guianacara is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in the Guiana Shield in South America.[1][2] They mostly live in moderately flowing clear- or blackwater rivers and streams, but also occur in lagoons that are seasonally flooded.[2][3][4] They are typically found over bottoms consisting of sandy patches intermixed with large rocks.[2][4]
The different species all have a dark line through the eye (its strength varies), but the adults can be separated by the appearance of the dark bar or spot on the mid-body.[3] They reach up to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length.[5] They mainly feed on small invertebrates.[2]
Species
The seven recognized species in this genus are:[5]
Guianacara cuyunii López-Fernández, Taphorn & Kullander, 2006
Guianacara dacrya Arbour & López-Fernández, 2011
Guianacara geayi (Pellegrin, 1902)
Guianacara oelemariensis Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Guianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Guianacara sphenozona Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Guianacara stergiosi López-Fernández, Taphorn & Kullander, 2006
References
Eschmeyer W. "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0691170749.
López-Fernández, H.; D.C. Taphorn; S.O. Kullander (2006). "Two New Species of Guianacara from the Guiana Shield of Eastern Venezuela (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Copeia. 2006 (3): 384–395. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[384:tnsogf]2.0.co;2. S2CID 85968817.
Arbour, J.A.; H. López-Fernández (2011). "Guianacara dacrya, a new species from the rio Branco and Essequibo River drainages of the Guiana Shield (Perciformes: Cichlidae)" (PDF). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 9 (1): 87–96. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252011000100006.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Guianacara". FishBase. October 2017 version.
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