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Nannacara Dwarf Cichlids
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Nannacara Dwarf Cichlids

Nannacara

Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Goldeneye Cichlid

speciesNannacara anomala

Golden-headed Dwarf Cichlid

speciesNannacara aureocephalus

Lattice Dwarf Cichlid

speciesNannacara taenia

Nannacara 'Venezuela'

speciesNannacara quadrispinae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90117.