Astronotus ocellatus
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862538 on 2026-08-30
created: 2015-10-20T09:10:13Z
modified: 2015-10-20T09:10:13Z
replaces: 1020520
replaces: 1390271
replaces: 1627312
replaces: 1626129
replaces: 1017713
replaces: 1418529
replaces: 1022651
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
class: Teleostei
family: Cichlidae
genus: Astronotus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Cope, E. D. (1872). On the fishes of the Ambyiacu River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. v. 23: 250-294, Pls. 3-16.
name published in: Cope, E. D. (1878). Synopsis of the fishes of the Peruvian Amazon, obtained by Professor Orton during his expeditions of 1873 and 1877. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. v. 17 (no. 101): 673-701.
name published in: Haseman, J. D. (1911). An annotated catalog of the cichlid fishes collected by the expedition of the Carnegie Museum to central South America, 1907-10. Annals of the Carnegie Museum. v. 7 (nos 3-4) (18): 329-373, Pls. 53-72.
name published in: Spix, J. B.; von; Agassiz, L. (1829-1831). Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX : jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi peracto. Monachii. Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-6 + 1-82, Pls. 1-48, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101. [Part 1 published June 1829, part 2 Jan. 1831.
name published in year: 1872
name published in year: 1878
name published in year: 1911
name published in year: 1829-1831
order: Cichliformes
parent name usage ID: 268422
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Agassiz, 1831)
specific epithet: ocellatus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted