Genus

Cichlasoma

Cichlasoma is a cichlid genus represented by 13 species across The Amazon Basin and The Río Uruguay (middle & lower) in this atlas, mapped from 640 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.

Species in atlas
13
Records
640
Recorded depth
—
Type species
Cichlasoma bimaculatum — described as Labrus bimaculatus Linnaeus 1758

Where the genus has been recorded

640 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 13 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

640 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 13 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 13 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

Kullander, 1983

391 records

(Linnaeus, 1758)

196 records

Kullander, 1983

29 records

Kullander, 1983

9 records

(Heckel, 1840)

Chanchita, Castañeta

4 records

Port cichlid, Port acara

4 records

Kullander, 1983

3 records

Kullander, 1983

1 record

Kullander, 1983

1 record

(Bennett, 1831)

Brown coscarob

1 record

Ottoni, 2011

1 record

Kullander, 1983

0 records

Kullander, 1983

0 records

Across the waters

The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.

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