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| Scientific Name | Archocentrus centrarchus (Gill, 1877) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. |
| Synonym(s) | Cichlasoma centrarchus, Herichthys centrarchus, Heros centrarchus |
| Etymology | Archocentrus: Greek, archo = anus + Greek, kentron = sting. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Pacific slope, in tributaries of Fonseca Gulf in Honduras and Nicaragua. Atlantic slope Río Chirripó (Río Matina) of Costa Rica to the Río San Juan and associated drainages of Nicaragua, including the Great Lakes. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 29, pp 185. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.823.7245 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2018 Aug 24 08:22) |