Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cichla monoculus Spix & Agassiz, 1831 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Brazilian seas. |
| Synonym(s) | Cichla bilineatus, Cychla monoculus, Cycla toucounarai |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio Solimões-Amazonas along the main channel and lower courses of tributaries; Peru, Colombia and Brazil; including Araguari and lower Oyapock rivers north of the Amazon. Probably much more widespread in the lowland Amazon basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Oyapock (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paranaíba, Araguari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Compatibility | An active predator that will eat other fish. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 100, Pl. 63. |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. monoculus on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. monoculus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. monoculus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.812.6462 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2015 May 27 14:28) |