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Cichlidae
Uaru
Uaru amphiacanthoides
Twenty Five Centimeters Cichlid of the Amazon Basin
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumUaru is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 25 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Uaru
- Maximum length
- 25 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon River basin, along the Amazon-Solimões River drainage from the Japurá River to the Tapajós River, and in the middle and lower Negro River basin.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
