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Bony fish

Blackbelt Cichlid

Vieja maculicauda

Also known as: Black Belt, Red-black Vieja

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@Jackblandford1992 · My flat, United Kingdom · November 20171 / 2
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Overview

Found around shady banks, amongst logs and trees for protection, in slow moving, brackish waters, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of lakes, rivers, and lower valley rivers.
Widespread Central America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish brood their eggs in their mouths to protect their young.

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How to identify

Behaviour
mouth brooder

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found around shady banks, amongst logs and trees for protection, in slow moving, brackish waters, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of lakes, rivers, and lower valley rivers.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCichliformes
    5. familyCichlidae
    6. genusVieja
    7. speciesVieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905)

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    More in the family

    Cichlids (Cichlidae)