''Nannacara bimaculata'' is a
species
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of
cichlid
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endemic
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to
Guyana
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where it is found in the
Potaro and
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* Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana
* Essequibo (colony), a former Dutch colony in what is now Guyana;
* Esseq ...
rivers. It grows to a length of
SL. This species can also be found in the
aquarium
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trade.
References
bimaculata
bimaculata
Fish described in 1912
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
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