Big red cichlid (Paretroplus lamenabe)

Scientific name: Paretroplus lamenabe Sparks, 2008

Big red cichlid (Paretroplus lamenabe)

The Big red cichlid (Paretroplus lamenabe) is a freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. Native range: Africa, Madagascar.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paretroplus lamenabe
Family
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.4
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Madagascar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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