Zebra acara
| Zebra acara | |
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| Male specimen. Photo: Birger A | |
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| Female specimen. Photo: Birger A | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ivanacara |
| Species: | I. adoketa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ivanacara adoketa (Kullander & Preda-Pedreros, 1993)
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| Synonyms | |
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Nannacara adoketa Kullander & Preda-Pedreros, 1993 | |
The Zebra acara (Ivanacara adoketa) is a species of cichlid from Rio Uaupes and Rio Preto, two side rivers of Rio Negro in Brazil. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species prefers a pH between 4.5 and 6.0, and a temperature between 22 and 28 °C (72 and 82 °F).[2]
Taxonomy
adoketa was formally in the genus Nannacara[3]
References
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- ^ InstituIto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Ivanacara adoketa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T136929448A136929474. doi:10.2305/UCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T136929448A136929474.pt. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannacara adoketa". FishBase. November 2018 version.
- ^ Römer, Uwe & I. Hahn. 2006. "Ivanacara gen. n. (Teleostei: Perciformes, Cichlasomatini) - a new genus of cichlids from the Neotropis". Cichlid Atlas 2: Natural History of South American Dwarf Cichlids. 2:1190-1197. ISBN 978-3-88244-041-6