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chocolate cichlid (Hypselecara coryphaenoides)
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chocolate cichlid (Hypselecara coryphaenoides) specimen
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Cichlidae

chocolate cichlid

Hypselecara coryphaenoides

Sixteen Point One Centimeters Cichlid

  • Brown
  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

chocolate cichlid is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 16.1 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
16.1 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Negro, Trombetas, Tapajós, Maués and Uatumã rivers; also in tributaries of the upper Orinoco River, and in the Aguaro River basin.

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