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Cichlasoma taenia (Bennett, 1831)

Brown coscarob
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Trinidad and Tobago country information

Common names: Brown coscarob, Large coscarob
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from all drainages south of the Northern Range, as well as from two north draining localities, the Yarra River, La Fillette and the Marianne River, Blanchisseuse. However, it is uncertain whether its presence in these localities is natural.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kenny, J.S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Large coscarob, Vieja, Ametistikirjoahven, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Cichlasoma: Greek, kichle = wrasse + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bennett.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ?.   Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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