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Mesonauta egregius

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Species of fish

Mesonauta egregius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Mesonauta
Species: M. egregius
Binomial name
Mesonauta egregius
Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991

Mesonauta egregius is a species of cichlid fish endemic to the Meta and Vichada River basins (both tributaries of the Orinoco) in Colombia. It is typically found near aquatic plants in shallow water and reaches a standard length up to 8.2 cm (3.2 in).

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mesonauta egregius". FishBase. January 2017 version.
  2. Kullander, S.O.; Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1991). "Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 92 (2): 407–448. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79799.
Taxon identifiers
Mesonauta egregius


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