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Cryptoheros spilurus in Belize
Blue-eye cichlid

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Cryptoheros spilurus   (Günther, 1862)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture (Arspi_u1.jpg) by Plistil, J.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Blue-eye cichlid
Max. size:	12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377); 8 cm TL (female)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 32°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=300-400)
Distribution:	Central America: Atlantic slope from Belize to Nicaragua.
Biology:	Inhabits lakes and rivers, preferring the shallows and bank areas. Found over sand, mud and rock bottoms and prefers the slower moving waters of the lower river valleys (Ref. 7335)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Schmitter-Soto, J.J.. 2007. (Ref. 74403)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Blue-eye cichlid		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:  Kullander, S.O., 2003
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in the Belize River; recorded also from the Rio Sarstoon.
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:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07