Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
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
Nannacara aureocephalus is a species of cichlid endemic to French Guiana in South America where it occurs in the Approuague River basin. Its habitat is shallow water near the edges of swamps, and areas of stagnant water in forest creeks. It is considered a dwarf cichlid and can be found in the aquarium trade. The male reaches a length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) SL while the females reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
- Name authority
- Allgayer, 1983
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Nannacara
- 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
- genusNannacara Regan, 1905
- speciesNannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nannacara. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nannacara adoketa Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nannacara anomala Regan, 1905 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nannacara bimaculata Eigenmann, 1912 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nannacara taenia Regan, 1912 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pelvicachromis aureocephalus (Allgayer, 1983) (Allgayer, 1983) | synonym |
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.
- Allgayer, R. (1983). Nannacara aureocephalus, espèce nouvelle de Guyane française (Pisces, Cichlidae). Revue Française Des Cichlidophiles, 4 (33): 13–16, 21–24. 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:45M3K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.