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Smiling Acaras
Laetacara
Laetacara is a small genus of cichlids native to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America. The genus is also collectively known as the smiling acaras. The range of the genus extends from the upper Orinoco River in Venezuela to the Paraná River in Paraguay. Like all cichlids, Laetacara species have well-developed brood care.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Thayeri Cichlid
speciesLaetacara thayeri
Humphead Dwarf Acara
speciesLaetacara araguaiae
Redbreast Acara
speciesLaetacara dorsigera
Orange Fin
speciesLaetacara fulvipinnis
Yellow Lip
speciesLaetacara flavilabris
Dwarf Flag Acara
speciesLaetacara curviceps
Laetacara flamannellus
speciesLaetacara flamannellus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89307.