Check List 12(4): e19534, doi: 10.15560/12.4.1932
First record of Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Günther, 1867) (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) as introduced species in natural freshwaters of Colombia
Guido A. Herrera-R‡, Miguel A. Murcia-Castillo‡, Saúl Prada-Pedreros‡‡ Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Departamento de Biología, Laboratorio de Ictiología, Carrera 7 No. 43-82 Ed 53-108b, Bogotá D.C, Colombia, Colombia
Corresponding author: Guido Herrera-R ( guido.herrera@javeriana.edu.co ) © 2017 Guido Herrera-R, Miguel Murcia-Castillo, Saúl Prada-Pedreros. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Herrera-R G, Murcia-Castillo M, Prada-Pedreros S (2016) First record of Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Günther, 1867) (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) as introduced species in natural freshwaters of Colombia. Check List 12(4): 1932. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.4.1932 |  |
Abstract
Amatitlania nigrofasciata is a small freshwater fish species native to Central America. Is a popular ornamental fish that has been traded and cultivated for the aquarium industry, introduced into temperate and tropical regions across the world. Two specimens of A. nigrofasciata were collected from two small creeks draining into the Guavio River, upper Meta River in Mambita, Ubalá, Cundinamarca, Colombia in the Piedmont Orinoco ecoregion. This is the first record of A. nigrofasciata in natural freshwaters of Colombia and the Orinoco River basin. Diagnostic characters of species and updated distribution at country level are provided.
Keywords
Orinoco Piedmont; Convict Cichlid; Meta River; Guavio River; Cundinamarca; ornamental fish; Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum