Ivanacara bimaculata is a species of cichlid endemic to Guyana where it is found in the Potaro and Essequibo rivers. It grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Nannacara bimaculata
Ivanacara bimaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Ivanacara
Species:
I. bimaculata
Binomial name
Ivanacara bimaculata
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Taxonomy

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bimaculata was formally in the genus Nannacara[3]

References

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  1. ^ Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2022). "Ivanacara bimaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T176163641A176163651. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176163641A176163651.en. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannacara bimaculata". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ 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
  • Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.