Mesonauta

Mesonauta
Mesonauta insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Cichlasomatinae
Tribe:	Heroini
Genus:	Mesonauta Günther, 1867
Type species
Heros insignis Heckel, 1840

Mesonauta, the flag cichlids, is a small genus of cichlids native to soft, acidic freshwater habitats in South America.Mesonauta is part of the family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Cichlasomatinae.

Some species are popular in the fishkeeping hobby and are frequently kept in aquariums. These have traditionally been referred to as M. festivus, but following taxonomic reviews of the genus in 1991 and 1998, the species most often seen in the aquarium trade are M. guyanae, M. insignis and M. mirificus.

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

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