| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae |
| Max. size: |
11.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: Honduras and Guatemala. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 17-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 8-10; Anal soft rays: 7-9. This species is characterized by the following: adults with a wine-colored abdomen in life; bars on sides of body with alternating intensity, the second one is much lighter than first and third; arms of first epibranchial bone are divergent (vs. parallel); supraoccipital crest undulating (vs. straight); ventral angle of articular obtuse (vs. right-angled); absence of an anteriorly directed pronounced convexity on ventral process of articular (vs. present); procurrent rays of caudal fin 2 (vs. 3-4) (Ref. 74403). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 June 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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