''Guianacara'' is a small

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cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

fish

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to freshwater habitats in the

Guiana Shield The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; es, Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a ...

in South America. They mostly live in moderately flowing clear- or blackwater rivers and streams, but also occur in lagoons that are seasonally flooded. They are typically found over bottoms consisting of sandy patches intermixed with large rocks. The different species all have a dark line through the eye (its strength varies), but the adults can be separated by the appearance of the dark bar or spot on the mid-body. They reach up to in

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. They mainly feed on small invertebrates.

Species

The seven recognized species in this genus are: * '' Guianacara cuyunii'' López-Fernández, Taphorn & Kullander, 2006 * ''

Guianacara dacrya ''Guianacara'' is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in the Guiana Shield in South America. They mostly live in moderately flowing clear- or blackwater rivers and streams, but also occur in lagoons that are seasonally ...

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& López-Fernández, 2011 * ''

Guianacara geayi ''Guianacara'' is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in the Guiana Shield in South America. They mostly live in moderately flowing clear- or blackwater rivers and streams, but also occur in lagoons that are seasonally ...

'' ( Pellegrin, 1902) * '' Guianacara oelemariensis'' Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 * '' Guianacara owroewefi'' Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 * '' Guianacara sphenozona'' Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 * '' Guianacara stergiosi'' López-Fernández, Taphorn & Kullander, 2006

References

Geophagini Fish of South America Cichlid genera Taxa named by Sven O. Kullander Taxa named by Han Nijssen {{Cichlidae-stub