Profile
Andinoacara sp. “Llanos” is an undescribed form. The name appears in the Casanare biodiversity inventory and regional literature on the fishes of the Llanos.
Name and taxonomic status
The 2011 Casanare inventory lists Andinoacara sp. n. “llanos”. This records an informal name for a potentially undescribed species; it does not constitute a formal species description. The references below document the name but do not resolve its relationship to other Orinoco forms.
Recorded region
The Casanare checklist associates the name with Casanare, Colombia. Los peces de los llanos de Venezuela also lists Andinoacara sp. “llanos” under the Llanos (Orinoquia) in Table 6.1. These records provide regional context, rather than a confirmed collection locality for fish in the aquarium trade.
Identification and related forms
It has not been established whether “Llanos” is distinct from fish traded as Andinoacara sp. “Orinoco”. A locality or trade name alone is not enough to establish a separate species. Collection records and reliably identified photographs are needed before firm identification characters can be added.
Aquarium information
Adult size, water parameters, temperament and breeding observations specifically attributable to the “Llanos” form have not yet been verified for this profile.
Sources
- Biodiversidad del departamento de Casanare: identificación de ecosistemas estratégicos (2011), fish checklist, printed page 277.
- Los peces de los llanos de Venezuela: un ensayo sobre su historia natural, Table 6.1, printed page 124.