Aequidens diadema (Heckel, 1840)
Aequidens diadema
photo by DATZ

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Max. size:  11.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7; dH range: 15
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River; Orinoco River basin, in tributaries of the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  In the Jenaro Herrera region, Peru, this species occurs in streams in aguajal-like conditions, clear water quebradas and black-water quebradites (Ref. 9088).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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