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  • Vieja maculicauda
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Scientific Name Vieja maculicauda    (Regan, 1905)
Common Name Rotschwarzer Vieja (Germany)
Type Locality Lake Izabal [Yzabal], Guatemala.
Synonym(s) Cichlasoma globosum, Cichlasoma maculicaudum, Cichlasoma manana, Cichlasoma nigritum, Cichlosoma maculicauda, Paraneetroplus maculicauda, Theraps maculicauda, Vieja panamensis
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: Atlantic slope, from the Usumacinta River drainage in Guatemala to the Chagres River in Panama.
Guatemala Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Panama Caribbean Rivers, Chagres (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 2018.
Temperature 26.0-29.0°C or 78.8-84.2°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 16 (nos 91-94), pp 227.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:22)