Rapid eartheater

Retroculus lapidifer

Nineteen Point Five Centimeters Cichlid of the Amazon Basin

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

Rapid eartheater is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 19.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Retroculus
Maximum length: 19.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tocantins and Capim River basins, Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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