Uaru fernandezyepezi explained

Uaru fernandezyepezi is a species of cichlid native to South America where it is found in rivers of the Orinoco basin. This species can reach a length of 24cm (09inches) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.

The fish is named in honor of the late Venezuelan ichthyologist Agustín Fernández-Yépez (1916-1977), named at the request of Hans J. Köpke, a fish exporter and tour organizer in Venezuela, who collected the type specimen. Köpke considered Fernández-Yépez a friend and an “excellent connoisseur” of Venezuelan fishes.^[1]

See also

• Uaru
• Cichlid
• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

• Stawikowski, R. (1989)Ein neuer Cichlide aus dem oberen Orinoco-Einzug: Uaru fernandezyepezi n. sp. (Pisces: Perciformes: Cichlidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 40 (no. 1): 19-26.
• Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w) . 28 February 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.