''Ivanacara'' are a genus of

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 ...

fishes from tropical South America. This genus was identified as a new in 2006, but many authorities do not recognize it and maintain its species in '' Nannacara''.

Species

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Ivanacara adoketa The Zebra acara (''Ivanacara adoketa'') is a species of cichlid from Rio Uaupes and Rio Preto, two side rivers of Rio Negro in Brazil. This species can reach a length of TL. This species prefers a pH between 4.5 and 6.0, and a temperature ...

'' ( Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993) – Zebra acara * ''

Ivanacara bimaculata ''Nannacara bimaculata'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Guyana where it is found in the Potaro and Essequibo rivers. It grows to a length of SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ...

'' ( Eigenmann, 1912) ''Nannacara adoketa'' and ''Nannacara bimaculata'' were reassigned to the new genus ''Ivanacara''. This change has not been recognized by

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, but it has been adopted by the Catalog of Fishes.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3716 Cichlasomatini