Guianacara

Guianacara is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in the Guiana Shield in South America.^[1][2] They mostly live in moderately flowing clear- or blackwater rivers and streams, but also occur in lagoons that are seasonally flooded.^[2][3][4] They are typically found over bottoms consisting of sandy patches intermixed with large rocks.^[2][4]

Guianacara
Guianacara sphenozona
Guianacara stergiosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Cichlinae
Tribe:	Geophagini
Subtribe:	Acarichthyina
Genus:	Guianacara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Type species
Guianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen 1989

The different species all have a dark line through the eye (its strength varies), but the adults can be separated by the appearance of the dark bar or spot on the mid-body.^[3] They reach up to 12 cm (4.7 in) in standard length.^[5] They mainly feed on small invertebrates.^[2]

Species

The seven recognized species in this genus are:^[5]

• Guianacara cuyunii López-Fernández, Taphorn & Kullander, 2006
• Guianacara dacrya Arbour & López-Fernández, 2011
• Guianacara geayi (Pellegrin, 1902)
• Guianacara oelemariensis Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
• Guianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
• Guianacara sphenozona Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
• Guianacara stergiosi López-Fernández, Taphorn & Kullander, 2006