Cribroheros rostratus

photo by DATZ

Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae
Max. size:	18.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:	Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and Costa Rica (San Juan drainage including Lakes Managua, Nicaragua and Masaya to the Matinaon River).
Diagnosis:
Biology:	A floodplain fish found between 0 and 200 m elevation. Inhabits lakes and rivers of low to high current velocity. Feeds on aquatic insects in large part with abundant detritus and sediments (Ref. 36880).
IUCN Red List Status:	Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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