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Amatitlania septemfasciata (Regan, 1908)

Description

Common Names

  • 隔紋始麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 隔纹始丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Mojarra , Spanish , Costa Rica

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Amatitlania

    Species: Amatitlania septemfasciata (Regan, 1908)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Central America: Atlantic slope of Costa Rica, from San Juan River drainage to the Banano River.

    • Biology

    Inhabits rivers and rivulets of all velocities, slow to fast moving. Feeds on algae, leaves, fruits, aquatic insects and bottom detritus. Found up to 1800 feet of elevation. Spawns in caves and crevices of rocks on river bottoms and produces 200-250 offspring per spawning.

    Habitat

    benthopelagic