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

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Tibbatts, B.

South America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840

Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Uaru amphiacanthoides
[Uaru]

Photo by Bednarczuk, R

South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski, 1989

Photo by Bednarczuk, R
 
Uaru fernandezyepezi
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2 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Uaru
(Cichlids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1840 Uaru amphiacanthoides Uaru South America 25 SL
1989 Uaru fernandezyepezi South America 19 SL



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