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Scientific Name Amphilophus labiatus    (Günther, 1864)
Common Name
Type Locality Lake Managua, Nicaragua.
Synonym(s) Amphilophus erythraeus, Amphilophus froebelii, Cichlasoma dorsatum, Cichlasoma labiatum, Herichthys labiatus, Heros erythraeus, Heros labiatus, Heros lobochilus
Etymology Amphilophus: Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, lophos = crest. 
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Size 240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua, in Lakes Nicaragua and Managua.
Lake Nicaragua (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Lake Managua (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 26 Jan. 1864), pp 27, Pl. 4 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Sep 05 16:44)