Astronotus
| Astronotus | |
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| Oscar (A. ocellatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Astronotini Hoedeman, 1947 |
| Genus: | Astronotus Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831
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Astronotus is a
mollusks and other invertebrates
in the wild.
One species, the
monogamous
pairs which spawn in the open, typically on a flattened stone or in a shallow depression. The juvenile colouration is different from that of the adult and may aid in camouflage of the fry.
In contrast, Astronotus crassipinnis is seldom exported for the aquarium trade.
In some classifications the Astronotus is the sole genus in the
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel, 1840) | southern Amazon basin and the Paraná–Paraguay basins. | |
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Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz , 1831) |
Oscar, velvet cichlid, and marble cichlid | Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and French Guiana, and occurs in the Amazon River basin, along the Amazon, Içá, Negro, Solimões, and Ucayali River systems |
References
- ^ "Astronotus mikoljii". 29 July 2022.
- ^ Perez Lozano A, Lasso-Alcalá OM, Bittencourt PS, Taphorn DC, Perez N, Farias IP (2022): A new species of Astronotus (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Orinoco River and Gulf of Paria basins, northern South America. ZooKeys 1113: 111–152. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1113.81240
- S2CID 86253260. Abstract
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Astronotus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Further reading
- Colatreli, Meliciano, Toffoli, Farias, and Hrbek (2012). Deep phylogenetic divergence and lack of taxonomic concordance in species of Astronotus (Cichlidae). International Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/915265
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