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Moga (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis)
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Moga (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis) specimen
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Cichlidae

Moga

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

Sixteen Point Five Centimeters Cichlid of Central American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Moga is a freshwater fish of Central America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 16.5 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
16.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Central America: Atlantic slope, from the San Juan drainage, including Lake Nicaragua, in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, to the Matina River drainage in Costa Rica.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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