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| Scientific Name | Mesonauta festivus (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Names | Festive Cichlid Festivum |
| Type Locality | Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Cichlasoma festivum, Heros festivus |
| Pronunciation | Mess-oh-naw-tah. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 82mm or 3.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | When stressed, this species exhibits vertical bars of which the fifth and sixth are split. |
| General Remarks | This is the species that gave rise to the common name "Festive Cichlid", but this really applies to all congeners. This species is rarely exported as similar species closer to main export hubs (Manaus, Iquitos, Bogota) are more commercially viable. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná River basin, in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay; Amazon River basin, in the Guaporé (Brazil and Bolivia), Madre de Dios (Peru), Mamoré (Bolivia), Jamari and Tapajós (Brazil) River drainages. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Jamari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós (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 376 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:38) |