Chuco godmanni

(Günther, 1862)

Vernacular names
English : Southern checkmark cichlid
French : Godmanni

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

Identification
Maximum length is 30 cm. Laterally-compressed barrel-shaped body with round forehead. Coloration is olive brown on head and back, red on belly and back of body with shiny blue dots. Black blotches on gill coverts and near tail.

Range and habitat
The species is endemic to Central America and only occurs in the Atlantic slope of Guatemala, in the Polochic River basin. Mostly found in fast-flowing cool-watered rivers on mountain slopes.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly small range. It may be vulnerable to over-trapping for aquarium trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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