Uaru

Uaru is a small genus of cichlids found in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and the Amazon basin.^[1][2]

Uaru
Uaru fernandezyepezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Heroini
Genus:	Uaru Heckel, 1840
Type species
Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840

Etymology

The name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.^[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840 (uaru)
• Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski, 1989

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species