Mesonauta acora explained

Mesonauta acora is a species of cichlid fish endemic to the Amazon Basin of Brazil; specifically, to blackwater in the Xingu and Tocantins River basins in South America. The species was named by François Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau in 1855.^{[1] [2]}

All Mesonauta Acoras are omnivores. Their diet is composed of insects, aquatic invertebrates and algae. ^[3]

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

Notes and References

1. Book: Loiselle, Paul V. . The Cichlid Aquarium . 1995 . Tetra Press . Germany . 1-56465-146-0.
2. Book: Kullander, S.O.. 1998. A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). 461–498 . L.R. Malabarba . R.E. Reis . R.P. Vari . Z.M. Lucena . C.A.S. Lucena . Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre . EDIPUCRS . 978-85-7430-035-1 .
3. Pantoja . Farias . Parasites component community in wild population of Pterophyllum scalare Schultze, 1823 and Mesonauta acora Castelnau, 1855, cichlids from the Brazilian Amazon . Journal of Applied Ichthyology . 2015 . 31 . 6 . 1043–1048 . 10.1111/jai.12903 . 86117229 . free . 2015JApIc..31.1043F .