Male in the aquarium
Male of Cichlasoma amazonarum in the aquarium of Ariel Alberto Puentes [Argentina]. Photo by Ariel Alberto Puentes.

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Cichlasomatini

Genus
Cichlasoma


Cichlasoma amazonarum Kullander, 1983


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Original description as Cichlasoma amazonarum:

ZooBank:2B00F026-B149-4D53-8EEA-76C6B962E200.

  • Kullander, Sven. 1983. "A revision of the South American cichlid genus Cichlasoma (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Swedish Museum of Natural History. 296 (crc00309)

Conservation: Cichlasoma amazonarum is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.