red breast cichlid

Cribroheros longimanus

Thirteen Point Five Centimeters Cichlid of the Pacific Ocean

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Small
Tropical fish

red breast cichlid is known around Central America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 13.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cribroheros
Maximum length: 13.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope from Honduras (Rio Aguan) to Nicaragua (Río Prinzapolka) and Costa Rica (Rio San Juan drainage including Lago Nicaragua), Pacific slope from Guatemala to Costa Rica (Rio Nahualate to Rio Bebedero).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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