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Cichlidae
Midas cichlid
Amphilophus citrinellus
Cave ceiling guardian after an orange metamorphosis
- Orange
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
MediumMidas cichlid is a freshwater fish of Central America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 24.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Amphilophus
- Maximum length
- 24.4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and Costa Rica (San Juan River drainage, including Lakes Nicaragua, Managua, Masaya and Apoyo).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
