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Species profile—Hemichromis stellifer (jewelfish)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Cichlidae (cichlids) → Hemichromis stellifer (jewelfish)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Cichlidae (cichlids)
Scientific name
Hemichromis stellifer Loiselle, 1979
Common name
jewelfish
WildNet taxon ID
26936
Synonym(s)
Hemichromus bimaculatus
Alternate name(s)
jewel cichlid
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=26936.

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
8 March 2022