:Nannacara
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Nannacara anomala male1.jpg
| image_caption = Nannacara anomala
| taxon = Nannacara
| authority = Regan, 1905
| type_species = Nannacara anomala
| type_species_authority = Regan, 1905
}}
Nannacara is a genus of small freshwater cichlid fish endemic to South America. The genus is part of the Cichlasomatini tribe of the Cichlasomatinae subfamily. In the aquarium hobby, the fish is considered a dwarf cichlid along with Apistogramma, Mikrogeophagus, and Dicrossus species. Nannacara anomala is the most commonly encountered species in the aquarium trade.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Nannacara| month = February | year = 2013}}
- Nannacara adoketa S. O. Kullander & Preda-Pedreros, 1993 (Zebra acara)
- Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905 (Goldeneye cichlid)
- Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
- Nannacara bimaculata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & I. Schindler, 2004
- Nannacara taenia Regan, 1912
In a book published in 2006, Nannacara adoketa and Nannacara bimaculata were reassigned to the new genus Ivanacara.{{cite book|author=Römer, U.|title=Cichliden-Atlas: Naturgeschichte der Zwergbuntbarsche Südamerikas. - Teil 2|year=2006|publisher=Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde Baensch|isbn=978-3-88244-084-3}} This change has not been recognized by FishBase, but it has been adopted by the Catalog of Fishes.{{cite web|editor1=Eschmeyer, W. N. |editor2=R. Fricke |editor3= R. van der Laan|title=Catalog of Fishes |url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp |year=2017|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
References
{{Commons category|Nannacara}}
- {{cite book|last=Boruchowitz|first=D. E.|year=2006| title=Guide to Cichlids| publisher=T.F.H. Publications| isbn=0-7938-0584-8}}
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Category:Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
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