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Australoheros scitulus
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Australoheros scitulus (Australoheros scitulus) specimen
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Cichlidae

Australoheros scitulus

Australoheros scitulus

Cichlid beneath the Brazilian Coast

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Australoheros scitulus is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 11 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
South America: Río Rosario drainage in the Río de La Plata region of Uruguay, and from the lower Río Uruguay tributaries in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

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