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Cichlasoma urophthalmus in Belize
Mexican mojarra

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Cichlasoma urophthalmus   (Günther, 1862)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture (Ciuro_u2.jpg) by Artigas Azas, J.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Mexican mojarra
Max. size:	39.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 1,130 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	benthopelagic ; depth range - 2 m
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 39°C; 27°N - 11°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16-0.20; tmax=7; Fec=2,085-6,615)
Distribution:	Central America: Atlantic drainages from Mexico to Nicaragua.
Biology:	Inhabit freshwater marshes and mangrove swamps. Adults prefer coastal lagoons and rivers and will tolerate marine conditions. Feed on small fishes and macro-invertebrates (Ref. 7335). Spawn on the bottom in both fresh and brackish water (Ref. 35127)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Mayan cichlid		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:  Welcomme, R.L., 1988
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Reported in the brackish-water lagoon in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (Ref. 30499).
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Conkel, D., 1993
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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	Modified:  Froese, Rainer	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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