Category Archives: Central American Cichlidae

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily Cichlasomatinae Genus Cichlasoma — Cichlasoma trimaculatum [Gunther, 1867] — Three Spot Cichlid, Trimac Cichlid, Trispot Cichlid. Synonyms: Amphilophus, Heros, Nandopsis trimaculatus, Cichlasoma mojarra, Cichlasoma centrale, Cichlasoma gordonsmithi, Cichlasoma cajali. From southern Mexico … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily ( Cichlasomatinae ) Continued… Genus Thorichthys. — Thorichthys helleri [Steindachner, 1864] — Heller’s Cichlid. Synonyms: Cichlasoma, Heros helleri; Cichlasoma champotone; Thorichthys champotonis. (Engl. Heller’s Cichlid, Buntbarsch, Yellow cichlid). Tacotalpa and Mezcalapa river … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily Cichlasomatinae Genus Cryptoheros Some species from the genus Archocentrus have been moved to the new genus Cryptoheros. — Cryptoheros altoflavus [Allgayer, 2001]. Synonym: Archocentrus altoflavus. Panama. 9 cm. Light gray coloration with … Continue reading →

Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Cichlasoma hybr. “Red Parrot” — Red Triple Hybrid Parrot. Keeping Red Parrots in an aquarium. Family bonds in fish are very strong; once a male chooses a female, he stays with her forever. You can keep … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily ( Cichlasomatinae ) Genus Herichthys. Inhabit ponds, lakes, and canals of Mexico and the USA. Length 16-30 cm. High body covered with small pearlescent or bluish speckles, with short dark stripes lying … Continue reading →

Order Perciformes ( Perciformes ) Family Cichlidae ( Cichlidae ) Cichlasoma hybr. “Red Parrot” — Red, triple-hybrid parrot cichlid. This beautiful cichlid was artificially bred in Asia and is named the “Red Parrot” or “Blood Parrot” in English-language literature. This … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily ( Cichlasomatinae ) Genus Theraps. — Theraps coeruleus [Stawikowski & Werner, 1987] — Blue Theraps. Synonym: Cichlasoma coeruleus. (Eng.: Blauer Buntbarsch). Southern Mexico, inhabits fast-flowing rivers. 12-15 cm, females are 2-3 cm … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily ( Cichlasomatinae ) Genus Paraneetroplus. — Paraneetroplus argentea [Allgayer, 1991] — Silver Cichlid. Synonyms: Cichlasoma, Theraps, Vieja argentea. (Eng- Silver Cichlid). Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Usumacinta and San Roman river basins. 30 cm, … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily ( Cichlasomatinae ) Genus Cichlasoma. — Cichlasoma beani [Jordan, 1889]. Synonym: Herichthys, Nandopsis beani. (English – Green Guapote). Inhabits the rivers of Mexico and California. 20 cm. The upper third of the … Continue reading →

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS. Order Perciformes Family Cichlidae Subfamily ( Cichlasomatinae ) Genus Archocentrus. Some species from the genus Archocentrus have been reassigned to the new genus Cryptoheros. — Archocentrus centrarchus [Gill & Bansford, 1877] — Flier Cichlid. Synonyms: Cichlasoma, Herichthys, … Continue reading →