Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Aequidens

(See list of species below)

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16 species (see list below)

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Aequidens chimantanus
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Aequidens diadema
[]

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Aequidens epae
[]

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Aequidens gerciliae
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL

Aequidens mauesanus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Aequidens metae
[Yellow acara]

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Aequidens michaeli
[]

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Aequidens pallidus
[Doublespot acara]

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Aequidens paloemeuensis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Aequidens patricki
[]

Photo by Habluetzel, P.

Aequidens plagiozonatus
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL

Aequidens potaroensis
[]

Photo by DATZ

Aequidens rondoni
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Aequidens tetramerus
[Saddle cichlid]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Aequidens tubicen
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Photo by DATZ

Aequidens viridis
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16 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Aequidens
(Cichlids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1956	Aequidens chimantanus		South America	10.2 SL
1840	Aequidens diadema		South America	11.8 SL
1995	Aequidens epae		South America	11.3 SL
1995	Aequidens gerciliae		South America	12.8 SL
1997	Aequidens mauesanus		South America	13.4 SL
1922	Aequidens metae	Yellow acara	South America	12.5 SL
1995	Aequidens michaeli		South America	20 TL
1840	Aequidens pallidus	Doublespot acara	South America	14.3 SL
1989	Aequidens paloemeuensis		South America	9.5 SL
1984	Aequidens patricki		South America	11.6 SL
1984	Aequidens plagiozonatus		South America	10.3 SL
1912	Aequidens potaroensis		South America	10 SL
1918	Aequidens rondoni		South America	9.7 SL
1840	Aequidens tetramerus	Saddle cichlid	South America	16.2 SL
1991	Aequidens tubicen		South America	11.6 SL
1840	Aequidens viridis		South America	16.5 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cichlidae CichlidsSubfamily: CichlasomatinaeGenus: Aequidens(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Aequidens

(See list of species below)