Mesonauta mirificus Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Mesonauta mirificus is a species of cichlid fish native to the western Amazon basin in Peru and Colombia. It is typically found near plants in blackwater rivers and reaches a length up to 9.7 cm (3.8 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Mesonauta mirificus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:11:10.410901+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mesonauta mirificus Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
- Name authority
- Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Mesonauta
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusMesonauta Günther, 1862
- speciesMesonauta mirificus Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mesonauta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mesonauta acora (Castelnau, 1855) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mesonauta egregius Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mesonauta guyanae Schindler, 1998 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mesonauta insignis (Heckel, 1840) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kullander, S. O., & Silfvergrip, A. M. C. (1991). Review of the South American cichlid genus Mesonauta Günther (Teleostei, Cichlidae) with descriptions of two new species. Evue Suisse de Zoologie, 98. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.79799 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:424NT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.