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Black Belt Cichlid ♀ with children

The attractive Black Belt Cichlid (Cichlasoma maculicauda) is a fairly large cichlid.

They are found in Central America on the Atlantic slope from Southern Mexico and the Usumacinta River drainage in Guatemala to the Chagres River in Panama.

Their range is large and encompasses both brackish and marine water.

Size: ♂12” (30 cm), ♀: 8”-10” (20-25 cm)

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Uploaded on April 2, 2009
Taken in January 1999