Dimerus Cichlid
(Cichlasoma dimerus)
Image source: tai_podesta | inaturalist.org
Classification
Species:
Cichlasoma dimerus
Genus:
Cichlasoma
Family: Cichlidae - Cichlids
Order: Cichliformes - Cichlids
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Dimerus Cichlid
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical
Native:
South America
Introduced:
North America
Distribution:
Parana
South America: ParanĂ¡ River basin, in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, and the ParanĂ¡ River drainage of Argentina.
Max length: 11.7 cm SL
Older males get a notable hump on their heads but nothing like the some Central American cichlids. This fish is not very colorful and interesting for the aquarium trade.