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| Scientific Name | Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Names | Big-eye Cichlid Peruvian Dwarf Cichlid, Reusenmaulbuntbarsch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Boca de Juquià, Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Acara cognatus, Acara nassa, Acara unicolor, Apistogramma ambloplitoides, Centrarchus rostratus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 154mm or 6.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazonas lowlands in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia, Bolivian Amazon basin, middle and lower Negro River, Branco River, also Amapá (Brazil), the Oyapock drainage in French Guiana, and the Essequibo drainage in Guyana. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Middle Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 353 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 19:02) |