UaruUaru is a small genus of cichlids found in blackwater and whitewater habitats in the upper Orinoco and the Amazon basin.EtymologyThe name Uaru comes from the Amazon word for toad.SpeciesThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840 Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski, 1989