Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cryptoheros spilurus (Günther, 1862) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lake Isabel, Guatemala. |
| Synonym(s) | Archocentrus spilurus, Cichlasoma immaculatum, Cichlasoma spilurum, Cichlasoma spinosissimum immaculata, Heros spilurus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Atlantic slope from Belize to Nicaragua. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4, pp 289. |
| 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. spilurus on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. spilurus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. spilurus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.470.184 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |