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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae						
							
							Etymology: Amphilophus: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.						
					 
			
			
			
			
				
					Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range					
						Ecologie					
				
				
				
					; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060)				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Central America:  Pacific slope rivers of the Pacific slope from Mexico to El Salvador.
				
				
			
			
				
					Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
				
				
				
					Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 36.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 36377); 25.0 cm TL (female)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Inhabits slow moving waters of the lower river valleys and prefers mud and sand bottoms where it lives in the roots and weeds.  Feeds on small fishes, macro-invertebrates and aquatic and terrestrial insects.			
			
			
			
			
				
					Levenscyclus en paargedrag					
					Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven				
				
				
				
				Large females can lay more than 1000 eggs. Females reach sexual maturity at 8-10 cm, males at 12-14 cm (Ref. 2060).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Visserij: van geen belang; Aquarium: Commercieel				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
 
				
										
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03020 (0.01695 - 0.05381), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body  (Ref. 
93245).
					
 
									
					
					Trofisch niveau  (Ref. 
69278):  3.4   ±0.56 se; based on food items.					
 
				
					
											
				
				
										
						Weerstandsvermogen  (Ref. 
120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
 
								
					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 
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