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Amphilophus rostratus in Nicaragua

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Amphilophus rostratus   (Gill, 1877)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture (Amros_m0.jpg) by Lehtonen, T.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	18.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 34°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and Costa Rica (San Juan drainage including Lakes Managua, Nicaragua and Masaya to the Matinaon River).
Biology:	A floodplain fish found between 0 and 200 m elevation. Inhabits lakes and rivers of low to high current velocity. Feeds on aquatic insects in large part with abundant detritus and sediments (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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Nicaragua country information
Common names:	Carate, Masamiche, Masamiches		Ref:  Conkel, D., 1993
Status:	native		Ref:  Kullander, S.O. and K.E. Hartel, 1997
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Great Lakes. Also Ref. 13677.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nu.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Conkel, D., 1993
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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