Astronotus ocellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Astronotinae
Genus: Astronotus
Species: Astronotus ocellatus

Name

Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)

Synonyms

  • Acara compressus
  • Acara hyposticta
  • Astronotus ocellatus zebra
  • Astronotus orbiculatus
  • Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831

Vernacular names

العربية: Oscar, سيكلد اوسكار
беларуская: Тыгровы оскар
čeština: Vrubozubec paví
English: Oscar cichlid, Tiger oscar, Velvet cichlid, Marble cichlid
español: Oscar, Cíclido pavo real
português: Oscar, Apairi, Apaiari
ไทย: ปลาออสการ์

Etymology

Astronotus: from the greek, astra = ray, and noton= back. Ocellatus.

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