Mesonauta insignis

Mesonauta insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Mesonauta
Species:	M. insignis
Binomial name
	Mesonauta insignis; (Heckel, 1840)
Synonyms
	Heros insignis Heckel, 1840

Mesonauta insignis is a species of cichlid fish native to the Orinoco and upper Rio Negro basins in South America.^[1]^[2] Although generally reported to reach a length up to 9.7 cm (3.8 in), others suggest it can reach about twice that size.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Mesonauta insignis" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
^ Kullander, S.O.; Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1991). "Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 92 (2): 407–448.

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[Fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Mesonauta insignis" in FishBase. January 2017 version.

[Kullander1991-2] Kullander, S.O.; Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1991). "Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 92 (2): 407–448.

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