Description

Also known as Blue Jack Dempsey, Diamond Cichlid, Electric Blue Jack Dempsey, Jack Dempsey Cichlid.

Found in weedy areas, over mud and sandy bottoms, of warm, slow moving, murky water canals, and drainage ditches, of coastal plains and lower river valleys.
They feed on crustaceans, fish, insects, and worms.
Length - 25cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread Central America, North America - introduced into Australia and Thailand

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/3616