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| Scientific Name | Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840 |
| Common Names | Uaru Keilfleck-Cichlide (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Rio Negro, Amazon River, South America. |
| Synonym(s) | Acara imperialis, Pomotis fasciatus, Uaru obscurum |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 331, Pl. 29 (figs. 13-16). |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.648.4847 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2013 Jun 13 20:16) |