Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler, 2004
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 quadrispinae is a species of cichlid endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco delta. It went by the trade name Nannacara sp. Venezuela in the ornamental fish market prior to its formal description. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Nannacara quadrispinae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:16:18.060272+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nannacara quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler, 2004
- Name authority
- Staeck & Schindler, 2004
- 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 quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler, 2004
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 aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983 | 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 |
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.
- Staeck, W., & Schindler, I. (2004). Nannacara quadrispinae sp. n. -- a new dwarf cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the drainage of the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela. Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum Für Tierkunde in Dresden, 54: 155–161. 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:45M3N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.