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Amatitlania myrnae (Loiselle, 1997)

Description

Common Names

  • Topaz cichlid , English , Costa Rica
  • 默納氏始麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 默纳氏始丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Mojarra , Spanish , Costa Rica

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Amatitlania

    Species: Amatitlania myrnae (Loiselle, 1997)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Central America: Atlantic slope, in Costa Rica and Panama, from Estrella River to Cuarumo River.

    • Biology

    Most abundant in rivers and creeks in waters or little current, found between 40 and 150 m elevation. Feeds on plant detritus and ooze (Ref. 36880).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic