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Scientific Name | Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common Names | Black Acara Twospot Cichlid |
Type Locality | [In Mediterraneo] (erroneous, is Brazil). |
Synonym(s) | Acara gronovii, Labrus bimaculatus, Sparus filamentosus |
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Size | 123mm or 4.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin, in the Caroni in River Venezuela; Guianas, from the Essequibo River to the Sinnamary River; Amazon River basin, in the upper Branco River basin. Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caroni (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Sinnamary (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima), Upper Branco (Roraima) (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. |
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Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 285. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:05) |