Mesonauta acora
Mesonauta acora is a species of cichlid fish native to blackwater in the Xingu and Tocantins River basins in South America. The species was named by François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau in 1855.
| Mesonauta acora | |
|---|---|
| Stressed pattern. Painting by Castelnau from the South America Expedition, published 1856 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Mesonauta |
| Species: | M. acora |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesonauta acora (Castelnau, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chromys acora Castelnau, 1855 | |
All Mesonauta Acoras are omnivores. Their diet is composed of insects, aquatic invertebrates and algae.
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