Genus

Laetacara

Laetacara is a cichlid genus represented by 7 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 430 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.

Species in atlas
7
Records
430
Recorded depth
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Type species
Laetacara flavilabris — described as Acara flavilabris Cope 1870

Where the genus has been recorded

430 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 7 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

430 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 7 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 7 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

(Steindachner, 1875)

160 records

(Ahl, 1923)

Flag acara, Smiling acara, Dwarf flag cichlid

89 records

(Cope, 1870)

87 records

Staeck & Schindler, 2007

67 records

Ottoni & Costa, 2009

Araguaia dwarf acara

17 records

(Heckel, 1840)

Red-breasted acara

8 records

Ottoni, Bragança, Amorim & Gama, 2012

2 records

Across the waters

The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.

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