Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Lugubria

(See list of species below)



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16 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lugubria acutirostris South America 23 TL 1862
Lugubria adspersa South America 29 SL 1840
Lugubria cincta South America 19.5 SL 1905
Lugubria dandara South America 27.9 SL 2018
Lugubria johanna South America 28.3 SL 1840
Lugubria lenticulata South America 30 SL 1840
Lugubria lugubris South America 32.9 TL 1840
Lugubria marmorata South America 28 SL 1904
Lugubria monicae South America 27.3 SL 2015
Lugubria multispinosa South America 22.5 SL 1903
Lugubria percna Longjaw pike cichlid South America 22 SL 1991
Lugubria phaiospilus South America 24 SL 1991
Lugubria rosemariae South America 24.4 SL 1997
Lugubria strigata South America 30 SL 1862
Lugubria ternetzi South America 24.5 SL 1926
Lugubria tigrina South America 28 SL 1991



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013