Astronotus

Taxonavigation

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Astronotinae
Genus: Astronotus
Species: A. ocellatus – A. crassipinnis – A. mikoljii –

Name

Astronotus Swainson, 1839: 173

• Proposed as subgenus of Crenilabrus
• Type species: Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831
• Type by monotypy
• Gender: masculine

References

• Lozano, A.P., Lasso-Alcalá, O.M., Bittencourt, P.S., Taphorn, D.C., Perez, N. & Farias, I.P. 2022. A new species of Astronotus (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Orinoco River and Gulf of Paria basins, northern South America. Zookeys 1113: 111–152. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1113.81240 Reference page. 
• Swainson, W. 1839: The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Spottiswoode & Co., London. 2: i-vi + 1-448.
• Günther, A. 1862: Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. 4: i-xxi + 1-534.

Etymology

From the Greek, astra = ray, and noton= back.

Vernacular names

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