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Species profile—Amphilophus citrinellus (Midas cichlid)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Cichlidae (cichlids) → Amphilophus citrinellus (Midas cichlid)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Cichlidae (cichlids)
Scientific name
Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
Common name
Midas cichlid
WildNet taxon ID
26929
Synonym(s)
Cichlasoma citrinella
Amphilophus citrinellum
Alternate name(s)
red devil
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26929.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024