Laetacara

Laetacara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Cichlasomatini
Genus:	Laetacara; S. O. Kullander, 1986
Type species
	Acara flavilabris; Cope, 1870

Laetacara is a small genus of cichlids native to freshwater habitats in tropical and subtropical South America, ranging from the upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela to the Paraná River basin Argentina.^[1]^[2] The genus is also collectively known as the smiling acaras.^[3]^[4] Like all cichlids, Laetacara species have well-developed brood care.

All members of the genus are monogamous, open spawning cichlids.^[3] They are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums.^[2] Laetacara are relatively small cichlids, growing to about 4–12 cm (1.6–4.7 in) in length depending on exact species,^[5] and are part of the group known to aquarists as dwarf cichlids.^[3]

Species[]

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:^[5]

& , 2009
Laetacara curviceps (C. G. E. Ahl, 1923) (Flag acara)
(Heckel, 1840) (Redbreast acara)
Ottoni et al., 2012
(Cope, 1870)
& , 2007
(Steindachner, 1875)

References[]

^ Ottoni, F.P. (2018). "Update of diagnoses, information on distribution, species, and key for identification of Laetacara species (Teleostei, Cichlidae, Cichlasomatini)" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 68 (1): 47–63.
^ ^a ^b Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-168-1
^ ^a ^b ^c Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
^ Kullander, S.O. (1998). "A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". In L.R. Malabarba; R.E. Reis; R.P. Vari; Z.M. Lucena; C.A.S. Lucena (eds.). Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 461–498. ISBN 978-85-7430-035-1.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Laetacara in FishBase. July 2019 version.

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[Ottoni2018-1] Ottoni, F.P. (2018). "Update of diagnoses, information on distribution, species, and key for identification of Laetacara species (Teleostei, Cichlidae, Cichlasomatini)" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 68 (1): 47–63.

[dcichlids-2] Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-168-1

[Loiselle-3] Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.

[Kullander-4] Kullander, S.O. (1998). "A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes)". In L.R. Malabarba; R.E. Reis; R.P. Vari; Z.M. Lucena; C.A.S. Lucena (eds.). Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 461–498. ISBN 978-85-7430-035-1.

[FishBase-5] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Laetacara in FishBase. July 2019 version.

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Laetacara

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