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| Scientific Name | Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Cuiabá, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Acara dimerus, Acara marginatus, Heros centralis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 117mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná River basin, in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, and the Paraná River drainage of Argentina. La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (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 | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 351 |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.861.4956 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:06) |