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Blackstripe Cichlid (Vieja fenestrata)
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Blackstripe Cichlid (Vieja fenestrata) specimen
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Cichlidae

Blackstripe Cichlid

Vieja fenestrata

Twenty Five Centimeters Cichlid of Mexican Waters

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Blackstripe Cichlid is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 25 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Vieja
Maximum length
25 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: Atlantic slope, from the Papaloapán River to the Chachalacas River basin in Mexico.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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