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Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860)

Description

Common Names

  • Guldsømmet cichlide , Danish , Denmark
  • Green terror , English , Philippines
  • Green terror , English , USA
  • Green terror , English , Global
  • Saumakirjoahven , Finnish , Finland
  • Goldsaum-Buntbarsch , German , Germany
  • 綠寶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 绿宝丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 绿宝丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Vieja , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Vieja azul , Spanish , Spain
  • Guldsömcichlid , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Andinoacara

    Species: Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Pacific slope from the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador to the Tumbes River in Peru.

    • Biology

    In small and larger coastal streams (Ref. 6329). Females care for the eggs and larvae while males defend the territory (Ref. 40602).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic