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Green terror

Fish

The green terror is a colorful freshwater fish in the cichlid family, native to the Pacific side of South America from the Tumbes River in Peru to the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador. It is polymorphic and can show white or gold orange edging on its tail and dorsal fins, and it has historically been confused with two related species that always show narrow, clearly defined white edging, the more southerly Andinoacara stalsbergi and the more northerly Andinoacara blombergi. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Aequidens rivulatus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Green terror (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source FishBase: Aequidens rivulatus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Green terror (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Aequidens rivulatus) is a colorful freshwater fish in the cichlid family. The fish originates from the Pacific side of South America from the Tumbes River in Peru to the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador.
  • In the aquarium
    A. rivulatus is a popular fish in the aquarium trade and is noted for its hardiness, as well as its aesthetic appeal.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. Green terror (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q3681 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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FishBase: Aequidens rivulatus
FishBaseIn Biome: River, Biology
Quote, In Biome: River, Biology
In small and larger coastal streams (Ref. 6329 ).
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