Species profile—Cichlasoma trimaculatum (three-spot cichlid)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Cichlidae (cichlids) → Cichlasoma trimaculatum (three-spot cichlid)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Family
- Cichlidae (cichlids)
- Scientific name
- Cichlasoma trimaculatum (Günther, 1867)
- Common name
- three-spot cichlid
- Type reference
- Günther, A. (1867). On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866(3): 600-604.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 34992
- Synonym(s)
- Heros trimaculatus
Cichlasoma trimaculatus - Alternate name(s)
- three spot cichlid
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
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=34992.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
