Nannacara aureocephalus

Nannacara aureocephalus
Nannacara aureocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Nannacara
Species: N. aureocephalus
Binomial name
Nannacara aureocephalus
Allgayer, 1983
Synonyms

Pelvicachromis aureocephalus

Nannacara aureocephalus is a species of cichlid. It is a small freshwater fish living in French Guiana in South America. Its habitat is shallow water near the edges of swamps, and stagnant water in river forests.

It is considered a dwarf cichlid. The male reaches a length of 9 cm; the female about half of that.

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