| Cichlids in Nicaragua: The Fishes |
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| Cichlids in Nicaragua: The Fishes |
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Overview of the Fishes
The fish fauna of the the two lakes I visited in Nicaragua are strikingly different. Lake Xiloa has a diverse fauna, consisting of at least x cichlids, a sleeper goby and a few other miscellaneous fishes.
The Cichlids
There are at least nine species of cichlids in Lake Xiloa and two species in Lake Apoyo.
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| Archocentrus nigrofasciatus pair (female on right) | Archocentrus centrarchus | Astatheros longimanus |
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| Astatheros rostratus male. Photo from Costa Rica) | Hypsophrys nicaraguense pair | Neetroplus nematopus pair (photo from Costa Rica) |
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| Amphilophus citrinellum "barlowi" adults with fry | Parachromis managuensis | Parachromis dovii female (photo from Costa Rica) |
Sleeper Goby
Miscellaneous Fishes
List of fishes found at Lake Xiloa
The following chart is incomplete
| Family | Species | Common Name | Occurence |
| Cichlidae | cichlids | ||
| Archocentrus centrarchus | |||
| Archocentrus nigrofasciatus | convict | ||
| Astatheros longimanus | rose-breast cichlid | ||
| Astatheros rostratus | |||
| Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | |||
| Neetroplus nematopus | |||
| Amphilophus citrinellum | midas cichlid | ||
| Parachromis dovii | guapote; Wolf cichlid | ||
| Parachromis managuense | guapote; Jaguar cichlid |
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