Species that contain: Nannacara and anomala [ 3 ] records

anomala, Nannacara Regan [C. T.] 1905:344 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 88) (art. 42); ref. 3623] Essequibo River, Guyana. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.21.27-28 (2); ZMB 5298 (1). Type catalog: Kullander & Nijssen 1989:199 [ref. 14136], Paepke & Schindler 2013:250 [ref. 32895]. •Valid as Nannacara anomala Regan 1905 -- (Kullander & Nijssen 1989:199 [ref. 14136], Kullander & Prada-Pedreros 1993:362 [ref. 21108], Keith et al. 2000:226 [ref. 24547], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:639 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:169 [ref. 27488], Staeck & Schindler 2004:160 [ref. 28001], Staeck 2017:279 [ref. 35639]). Current status: Valid as Nannacara anomala Regan 1905. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Guianan rivers: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Habitat: freshwater.

punctulata, Acara Günther [A.] 1863:441 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 12 (no. 72); ref. 1973] Essequibo River, Guyana. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.21.26. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1864.1.21.27-28 (2). Type catalog: Kullander 1986:146 [ref. 12439], Paepke & Schindler 2013:261 [ref. 32895].. Lectotype selected by Regan 1905 [ref. 12256]. Remaining paralectotypes are syntypes of Nannacara anomala Regan 1905 (Kullander 1986:146 [ref. 12439]). •Valid as Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863) (often seen as punctulatum) -- (Kullander 1986:140 [ref. 12439], Kullander 1990:8 [ref. 16010], Kullander & Staeck 1990:161 [ref. 16012], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:626 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:132 [ref. 27488], Barriga Salazar 2014:118 [ref. 35745] as punctulatum, Sarmiento et al. 2014:189 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:96 [ref. 35633] as punctulatum, Staeck 2017:229 [ref. 35639], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:28 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

taenia, Nannacara Regan [C. T.] 1912:505 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 9 (no. 53); ref. 14863] Probably near Belim, Brazil [not Amazon River at Manaos [Manaus], Brazil]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1912.2.2.15. Additional material: BMNH 1912.2.2.16-17 (2). For locality see Kullander & Prada-Pedreros 1993:357 [ref. 21108]. •Possible synonym of Nannacara anomala Regan 1905 -- (Kullander & Nijssen 1989:199 [ref. 14136]). •Valid as Nannacara taenia Regan 1912 -- (Kullander & Prada-Pedreros 1993:362 [ref. 21108], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:640 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:177 [ref. 27488], Staeck & Schindler 2004:160 [ref. 28001], Staeck 2017:291 [ref. 35639]). Current status: Valid as Nannacara taenia Regan 1912. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.