Astronotus ocellatus

Astronotus ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Astronotinae
Genus: Astronotus
Species:

Name

Astronotus ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

Synonyms

  • Acara compressus
  • Acara hyposticta
  • Astronotus ocellatus zebra
  • Astronotus orbiculatus
  • Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

References

  • Agassiz, L.A. 1831. Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annos MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I... colleget et pingendso curavit Dr J.B. de Spix... F.S. Hübschmann, Monachii [= Munich] & Fleischer, Lipsiae [= Leipzig]: i-xvi, i-ii, 1-138, pls. 1-101.

Vernacular names

  • العربية: Oscar, سيكلد اوسكار
  • беларуская: Тыгровы оскар
  • čeština: Vrubozubec paví
  • English: Oscar cichlid, Tiger oscar, Velvet cichlid, Marble cichlid
  • español: Oscar, Cíclido pavo real
  • português: Oscar, Apairi, Apaiari
  • ไทย: ปลาออสการ์

Etymology

Astronotus: from the greek, astra = ray, and noton= back. Ocellatus.

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