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Amatitlania coatepeque in El Salvador

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Amatitlania coatepeque   Schmitter-Soto, 2007
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	9.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 74403)
Environment:	benthopelagic ; depth range - 6 m
Climate:	tropical
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Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Central America: known only from Lake Coatepeque, El Salvador .
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 17-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 8-10; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 28-28. This species is characterized by the following: fourth bar on side of body Y-shaped, this is formed by ventral coalescence of 4th and 5th bars; posterior end of dentigerous arm of dentary triple-spined, squarish or bluntly pointed; with double medial-loop in the gut; differs from its congeners in having a posteriad projection at dorsal corner in lower lip (vs. absent), peritoneal pigmentation is uniformly sparse (vs. uniformly dark or silvery), 5-5.5 (vs. 5 or fewer) scales from lateral line to origin of dorsal fin (Ref. 74403).
Biology:	Found among rocks, in clear waters (Ref. 74403)
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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El Salvador country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	endemic		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Type locality, north shore of island in Lake Coatepeque, UMMZ 245584 (holotype of Amatitlania coatepeque, 8.7 cm SL) (Ref. 74430).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/es.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Schmitter-Soto, J.J., 2007
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