Blue-eye Cichlid (Cryptoheros spilurus)

Also known as Blue-eye, Blue-eyed Cichlid, Cutter's Cichlid, Jade-eyed Cichlid, Tiger Cichlid

Description

Also known as Blue-eye, Blue-eyed Cichlid, Cutter's Cichlid, Jade-eyed Cichlid, Tiger Cichlid.

Found close to banks, in shallow slow moving waters, over mud, rock and sand bottoms of lakes and rivers.
Length - 12cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread Central America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish brood their eggs in their mouths to protect their young Ref: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7775

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