Amatitlania coatepeque
Amatitlania coatepeque | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Amatitlania |
Species: | A. coatepeque |
Binomial name | |
Amatitlania coatepeque Schmitter-Soto, 2007 |
Amatitlania coatepeque, the Lago Coatepeque convict cichlid, is a freshwater fish species endemic to El Salvador.[1] The species was first identified in 1924 and takes its name from Lake Coatepeque in the interior highlands of western El Salvador.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Animals and Plants Unique to El Salvador". lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "FMNH 12136 | Zoological Collections". collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Taxonomic Status of the Lago Coatepeque Endemic Convict Cichlid Amatitlania coatepeque (Teleostei: Cichlidae)".