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Redhead Cichlid

Vieja melanurus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 9, February 7, March 3, April 9, May 2, June 5, July 34, August 8, September 5, October 8, November 4, December 6.
Mexico100
Quintana Roo89
Singapore37
China34
Taiwan Province30
Taiwan30
Guatemala19
Petén17
Taipei16
WEST REGION10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCichlids and Allies · Cichliformes
FamilyCichlids · Cichlidae
GenusVieja

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Redhead Cichlid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.