Ivanacara are a genus of cichlid fishes from tropical South America.

[1][2] This genus was identified as a new in 2006,[2] but many authorities do not recognize it and maintain its species in Nannacara.

[3] Nannacara adoketa and Nannacara bimaculata were reassigned to the new genus Ivanacara.

[2][page needed] This change has not been recognized by FishBase,[4] but it has been adopted by the Catalog of Fishes.

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