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Species in the genus Uaru: [ 5 ] records

amphiacanthoides, Uaru Heckel [J. J.] 1840:331, Pl. 29 (figs. 13-16) [Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2; ref. 2064] Rio Negro, Amazon River, South America. Holotype (unique): NMW 24808. •Valid as Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:645 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:100 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:365 [ref. 38134]). Current status: Valid as Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

fasciatus, Pomotis Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1843:169, Pl. 17 [The natural history of fishes of Guiana.--Part II; ref. 3948] Rio Padauri, Rio Negro. No types known. Originally Pomotis ? fasciatus. •Synonym of Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:645 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fernandezyepezi, Uaru Stawikowski [R.] 1989:21, Fig. 1 [Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 40 (no. 1); ref. 17731] Río Atabapo, 4 [or 5] kilometers from the mouth of Río Orinoco, Venezuela. Holotype: ZFMK 15757. Paratypes: ZFMK 15758 (1). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:131 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski 1989 -- (Lasso & Machado-Allison 2000:140 [ref. 27968], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:645 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:100 [ref. 35633], Lasso & Machado-Allison 2024:187 [ref. 42465]). Current status: Valid as Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski 1989. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Venezuela and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

imperialis, Acara (Heros) Steindachner [F.] 1879:161 [43] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (nos 1-2); ref. 4229] Mouth of Rio Negro, Amazonas State, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 79185-86 (4, 3). On p. 43 of separate. •Synonym of Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:645 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

obscurum, Uaru Günther [A.] 1862:302 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Rio Cupai [= Rio Cupari], Rio Tapajós basin, Amazon River drainage, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.3.19.39. •Synonym of Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:645 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel 1840. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.