Upperspot cichlid
(Aequidens superomaculatum)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Upperspot cichlid
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Tropical
Native:
South America
South America: Venezuela, upper reaches of the Orinoco and Rio Negro rivers.
Max length: 6.5 cm SL
Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 27.
Distinguished from its congeners which have vermiculated color pattern on the cheek, snout and preopercle and a high vertebral count, but it differs from the rest by having a continuous lateral stripe, and in having the lateral dark pigment blotch positioned high on both sides of the body.
