Parachromis loisellei

(Bussing, 1989)

Vernacular names
English : Loiselle’s guapote
French : Cichlidé jaguar de Loiselle

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Cichliformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Cichlidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a body length of 18.5 cm. Laterally compressed body, elongated mouth and slight hump on forehead. Ground coloration is bright yellow with faint dark vertical bands, becoming black spots on mid-flanks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs on the Atlantic slope of Central America, from Ulua river in Honduras to Panama. Pacific slope of Nicaragua in Tamarindo river. Lives in many different habitats but prefers swampy waters choked with vegetation.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : This species has yet to be assessed but it has a large range and collection for the aquarium trade isn’t currently high enough to be a threat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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