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Amphilophus labiatus, Red devil : fisheries, aquarium
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Amphilophus:Greek, amphi = on both sides + Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335). More on author: Günther.
Issue Systematics and biology covered by Barlow & Munsey (1976). Kullander & Hartel (1997:199) examined Agassiz' description of Amphilophus froebelii and searched in vain for type material. Villa (1976:381) added Cichlasoma dorsatum to the synonymy of A. labiatus. The name froebelii has never been used as a senior synonym of A. labiatus subsequent to its description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua, in Lakes Nicaragua and Managua.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 28.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126024); max. published weight: 444.00 g (Ref. 126024)
Inhabits lakes and rarely enters rivers (Ref. 7335). Feeds on small fish, snails, insect larvae, worms and other bottom-dwelling organisms (Ref. 44091). Females tend clutch of eggs (Ref. 2060).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
600-700 eggs, female tends the clutch (Ref. 2060).
Kullander, S.O. and K.E. Hartel, 1997. The systematic status of cichlid genera described by Louis Agassiz in 1859: Amphilophus, Baiodon, Hypsophrys and Parachromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3-4):193-202. (Ref. 13677)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
