Australoheros facetus
Australoheros facetus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Australoheros |
Species: | A. facetus
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Binomial name | |
Australoheros facetus | |
Distribution map of Australoheros facetus, green denotes the native range, red the introduced range | |
Synonyms | |
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Australoheros facetus, formerly Cichlasoma facetum, the chameleon cichlid or chanchito, is a species of cichlid from the subfamily Cichlasomatinae which is native to northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.
Description
Australoheros facetus has a high and deeply compressed body which is covered with large scales.
Distribution
Australoheros facetus has a native range in the
Habitat and biology
Australoheros facetus is a freshwater species which occurs in creeks, rivers, swamps and lakes. It is a diurnal species which is
Chameleon cichlids lay their eggs on a stone or piece of wood in the open and the eggs and fry are cared for by both parents for up to three weeks,
Name
The
Aquaria
The chameleon cichlid is tolerant of a wide variety of water conditions and was one of the first species to be widespread in the hobby of fishkeeping[3] and they are easy to breed.[4]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chromis facetus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Chameleon cichlid". Life Saramugo 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Claudia Dickinson (2006). "The 'Chanchito' A True Pioneer in the History of the Aquarium Hobby". The Cichlid Room. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Australoheros facetus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ ISBN 0600596907.
- ^ "Chameleon cichlid - Australoheros facetus". AquaFish.Net. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Bruno, M.C.; M. Lizarralde; A. Almíron; J. Casciotta (2011). "Presence of Australoheros facetus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the Southern Pampean area. Considerations about the ichthyofaunal settlement and distribution in the Southern boundary of the Brazilian Subregion". Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos. 22: 1–3.
- ^ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Cichliformes: Family Cichlidae: Subfamily Cichlinae (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.