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Amphilophus diquis in Costa Rica

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Amphilophus diquis   (Bussing, 1974)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture (Amdiq_u0.jpg) by Molina, A.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	13.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36880)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 33°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Central America: Pacific slope of southeastern Costa Rica.
Biology:	Inhabits creeks and rivers, in backwaters or even waters of moderate current velocity between 16 and 700 m elevation. Lives over rocky, sand or gravel bottoms. Eats insects, seed and fruit (Ref. 36880)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Kullander, S.O.. 2003. (Ref. 36377)
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Costa Rica country information
Common names:	Mojarra		Ref:  Bussing, W.A., 1998
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Conkel, D., 1993
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Rio Terraba and Rio Esquinas (Ref. 7335). Common in the southern Pacific sector of the country. Inhabits creeks near Esterillos to the Río Coto drainage in the extreme southeast part of the country (Ref. 36880). Also Ref. 36377.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cs.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A., 1998
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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