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Guianacara cuyunii López-Fernández, Taphorn Baechle & Kullander, 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Guianacara cuyunii López-Fernández, Taphorn Baechle & Kullander, 2006
Name authority
López-Fernández, Taphorn Baechle & Kullander, 2006
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cichliformes
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Guianacara
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCichliformes
  11. familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
  13. genusGuianacara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  14. speciesGuianacara cuyunii López-Fernández, Taphorn Baechle & Kullander, 2006

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Guianacara. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Guianacara stergiosi López-Fernández, Taphorn Baechle & Kullander, 2006CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Guianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen, 1989CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Guianacara dacrya Arbour & López-Fernández, 2011CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Guianacara geayi (Pellegrin, 1902)CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Guianacara oelemariensis Kullander & Nijssen, 1989CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Guianacara sphenozona Kullander & Nijssen, 1989CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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.

  1. López-Fernández, H., Taphorn Baechle, D. C., & Kullander, S. O. (2006). Two New Species of Guianacara from the Guiana Shield of Eastern Venezuela (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Copeia, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[384:tnsogf]2.0.co;2 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:6KTGV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.