Orinoco Cichlasoma

Cichlasoma orinocense

Ten Point Nine Centimeters Cichlid from Colombian Waters

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

Orinoco Cichlasoma is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 10.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cichlasoma
Maximum length: 10.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, in left bank tributaries of the Orinoco River from the Meta River in Colombia to about Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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