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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the Heroini tribe.
Tribe; kaaygua: Named for the Ka'aỹgua people (Guaraní group) who, in the 16th century, refused the domination of Jesuit Missions..