Genus

Uaru

Uaru is a cichlid genus represented by 2 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 142 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
2
Records
142
Recorded depth
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Type species
Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840

Where the genus has been recorded

142 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 2 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

142 records

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

The 2 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 2 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

Heckel, 1840

Uaru, Triangle cichlid, Uaru cichlid

135 records

Stawikowski, 1989

Panda uaru

7 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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