Uaru
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Uaru fernandezyepezi.jpg
| image_caption = Uaru fernandezyepezi
| taxon = Uaru
| authority = Heckel, 1840
| type_species = Uaru amphiacanthoides
| type_species_authority = Heckel, 1840
}}
Uaru is a small genus of cichlids found in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and the Amazon basin.{{cite book |last=Staeck |first=Wolfgang |author2=Linke, Horst |title=American Cichlids II: Large Cichlids: A Handbook for Their Identification, Care, and Breeding |year=1995 |publisher=Tetra Press |location=Germany |isbn=1-56465-169-X }}
Etymology
The name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Uaru| month = April | year = 2013}}
- Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840 (uaru)
- Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski, 1989
See also
References
{{Wikispecies|Uaru}}
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