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Scientific Name | Dicrossus filamentosus (Ladiges, 1958) |
Common Names | Lyre-tailed Checkerboard Cichlid Checkerboard Lyretail, Schachbrett-Zwergcichlide (Germany), Schackbrädesciklid (Sweden) |
Type Locality | Probably Upper Amazon, South America. |
Pronunciation | fill ah men toe suss |
Etymology | Dicrossus: Greek, di = two + Greek, krossoi = tassel filamentosus refers to the thread-like extended rays of the caudal fin. |
Species Information | |
Size | 38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin, in the Negro River drainage; Orinoco River basin in from Inírida River in Colombia to Maripa in Venezuela. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Inirida (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 | Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 11 (no. 7), pp 204, Fig. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 27 02:21 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:40) |