title: Acaronia
text: # Acaronia
  
  Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (Bigeye cichlid)
  * Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989
  