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Scientific Name Cichlasoma amazonarum  Kullander, 1983
Common Name
Type Locality Little upstreams of Pebas, Sacarita del Tuyé, right bank tributary of the River Ampiyacu, Loreto, Peru.
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Size 114mm or 4.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, from the Ucayali, Huallaga, Amazon and Yavarí River drainages in Peru, along the mainstream Amazon-Solimões River in Colombia and Brazil to the mouth; also in French Guiana and Amapá, Brazil.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Yavari (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amapa State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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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 A revision of the South American cichlid genus Cichlasoma, pp 115, Pls. 5 (figs. 2-3), 6-7
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Last Update 2013 Oct 13 19:50 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:04)