Guatemalan headstander (Roeboides guatemalensis)

Scientific name: Roeboides guatemalensis G?nther, 1864

Guatemalan headstander (Roeboides guatemalensis)

The Guatemalan headstander (Roeboides guatemalensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Characidae. Native range: Central America, Atlantic slope drainages of Panama from Gatun Lake including the basin of the Chagres River and to the east of the Cascajal River.

Species facts

Scientific name
Roeboides guatemalensis
Family
Characidae (Characins)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Atlantic slope drainages of Panama from Gatun Lake including the basin of the Chagres River and to the east of the Cascajal River.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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