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It is one of the names of some very colorful tropical fish of the Amazon basin, also called akaras, akaris or akars. Are highly sought after by the aquarists. The larger species are edible. They belong to the family Cichlidae (that also is called cichlids). It is clarified that acaraye, akara or acarajé, Brazil is also a dish of African origin, of beans, peeled, marinated and fried in balls. Akaraya is also the name of a company of Informatics in Indonesia, located in Jakarta.