Rosy Basketmouth

Caquetaia spectabilis

Ambushes erupt from riverbank vegetation

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Caquetaia spectabilis is a species of fish endemic to the basins of the Amazon River, Madeira River, and Uatumã River, as well as the Araguari and the Branco Rivers. The species is an ambush predator that lives among the vegetation on the banks of its habitat rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Caquetaia
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, along the Amazon River in Brazil from the Madeira and Uatumã River drainages to Gurupá, also in the Araguari River in Amapá, Brazil; in the Branco River drainage in Brazil and Guyana.

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