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Guianacara Cichlid

Guianacara owroewefi

Also known as: Blue Guianacara, Eartheater Cichlid, Grand Laussat

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
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@JolineCuracao · Bakaaboto, Suriname · October 20191 / 2
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Overview

Found in schools, over patches of rock and sandy bottoms, around quiet, shallow, sunny waters, and around small waterfalls.
Widespread South America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black lines
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over patches of rock and sandy bottoms, around quiet, shallow, sunny waters, and around small waterfalls.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCichliformes
    5. familyCichlidae
    6. genusGuianacara
    7. speciesGuianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen, 1989

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