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Cichlasoma taenia in Trinidad and Tobago
Brown coscarob

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Cichlasoma taenia   (Bennett, 1831)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture (Citae_u0.jpg) by DATZ
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Brown coscarob
Max. size:	12.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 7
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 27°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Trinidad and northeastern Venezuela.
Biology:
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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Trinidad and Tobago country information
Common names:	Large coscarob, Brown coscarob		Ref:  Kenny, J.S., 1995
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from all drainages south of the Northern Range, as well as from two north draining localities, the Yarra River, La Fillette and the Marianne River, Blanchisseuse. However, it is uncertain whether its presence in these localities is natural.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/td.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kenny, J.S., 1995
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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