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Mayan Cichlid

Mayaheros urophthalmus

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 56, February 76, March 84, April 73, May 43, June 35, July 66, August 41, September 51, October 25, November 33, December 37.
United States2,427
Mexico620
Singapore363
Quintana Roo348
Yucatan251
NORTH REGION212
WEST REGION58
Malaysia37
Selangor16
Johor12

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
GenusMayaheros

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Sources

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