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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Mesonauta

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Mesonauta acora (Castelnau, 1855)

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Mesonauta acora
[]

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South America
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Mesonauta egregius Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991

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Mesonauta egregius
[]

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South America
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840)

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Mesonauta festivus
[Flag cichlid]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Mesonauta guyanae Schindler, 1998

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Mesonauta guyanae
[]

Photo by Irtz, P.

South America
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840)

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Mesonauta insignis
[]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

South America
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
Mesonauta mirificus Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Mesonauta mirificus
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6 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Mesonauta
(Cichlids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1855 Mesonauta acora South America 7.1 SL
1991 Mesonauta egregius South America 8.2 SL
1840 Mesonauta festivus Flag cichlid South America 12.1 SL
1998 Mesonauta guyanae South America 10 SL
1840 Mesonauta insignis South America 9.4 SL
1991 Mesonauta mirificus South America 9.7 SL



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