Description

Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 28. This species is characterized by the following: fourth bar on side of body Y-shaped, this is formed by ventral coalescence of 4th and 5th bars; posterior end of dentigerous arm of dentary triple-spined, squarish or bluntly pointed; with double medial-loop in the gut; differs from its congeners in having a posteriad projection at dorsal corner in lower lip (vs. absent), peritoneal pigmentation is uniformly sparse (vs. uniformly dark or silvery), 5-5.5 (vs. 5 or fewer) scales from lateral line to origin of dorsal fin (Ref. 74403).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Amatitlania

Species: Amatitlania coatepeque Schmitter-Soto, 2007

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found among rocks, in clear waters (Ref. 74403).

Habitat

benthopelagic