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Species in the genus Nannacara: [ 4 ] 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], Taphorn et al. 2022:34 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Nannacara anomala Regan 1905. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Guianan rivers (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana). Habitat: freshwater.

aureocephalus, Nannacara Allgayer [R.] 1983:13, Fig. [Revue française des Cichlidophiles v. 4 (no. 33); ref. 21139] "Carière Chambaut" localité A, French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN 1983-0523. Paratypes: MNHN 1983-0524 and 0525 (2, 2). •Valid as Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer 1983 -- (Kullander & Prada-Pedreros 1993:362 [ref. 21108], Keith et al. 2000:228 [ref. 24547], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:639 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:172 [ref. 27488], Staeck & Schindler 2004:160 [ref. 28001], Melo et al. 2016:136 [ref. 34701], Melo et al. 2016:135 [ref. 34701], Staeck 2017:281 [ref. 35639]). Current status: Valid as Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer 1983. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: French Guiana and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

quadrispinae, Nannacara Staeck [W.] & Schindler [I.] 2004:156, Figs. 1-5 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 54; ref. 28001] Río Amana, tributary of río Guanipa, Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Holotype: MTD F 27890. Paratypes: MTD F 27891 (1), 27892-908 (17). •Valid as Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler 2004 -- (Römer 2006:1206 [ref. 28970], Staeck 2017:283 [ref. 35639], Lasso & Machado-Allison 2024:167 [ref. 42465]). Current status: Valid as Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler 2004. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River delta (Venezuela). 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.