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Scientific Name	**Retroculus lapidifer** (Castelnau, 1855)
Common Name
Type Locality	Falls of the Rio Araguaya [= Araguaia], Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Acara lapidifera, Chromys lapidifera, Geophagus lapidifera, Retroculus boulengeri, Retroculus lapidifera, Satanoperca lapidifera
Etymology	Retroculus;: Latin, retro = backwards, on the back side + Latin, oculus = eye; the relative posterior position of the eye in the head as compared to other cichlids
Species Information
Size	203mm or 8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tocantins and Capim River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Guamá, Capim (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 2018.
pH	7.0 - 0.0
Temperature	22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 16, Pl. 12 (fig.1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2013 Jun 02 16:23)