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Amatitlania nigrofasciata

(Günther, 1867)

Convict Cichlid

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Data deficientIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103766
Element CodeAFCQJ02030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNData deficient
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCichliformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusAmatitlania
Synonyms
Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum(Günther, 1867)
Other Common Names
Cichlidé à bande (FR) Zebra Cichlid (EN)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Moved to the genus Amatitlania by Schmitter-Soto (2007).
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-09-25
Change Date1996-09-25
Range Extent Comments
Native to Pacific Slope of Guatemala south to Atlantic Slope of Panama. Introduced and established in Lincoln and Clark counties, Nevada; in Cave and Basin Hotspring, Alberta, Canada; Custer County, southern Idaho (white form) (Courtenay et al. 1987); also in Hawaii (Robins et al. 1991). Also has been introduced in Phoenix area, Arizona, and in Miami, Florida (Lee et al. 1980), but apparently not established (Page and Burr 1991). Apparently most introductions are the result of aquarium releases.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

North America; warm pools of springs and their effluents (Page and Burr 1991). Lays eggs on cleaned, solid surfaces.

Reproduction

Breeds prolifically in aquaria and in the wild (Minckley 1973). Parents incubate and guard eggs.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
NevadaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
IdahoSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
Roadless Areas (4)
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
References (13)
  1. Courtenay, W. R., Jr., et al. 1987. Records of exotic fishes from Idaho and Wyoming. Great Basin Nat. 47:523-526.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (editors). 2012. Catalog of Fishes electronic version (12 January 2012). http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
  3. Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina. i-x + 854 pp.
  4. Minckley, W. L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona. 293 pp.
  5. Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
  6. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.
  7. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  8. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  9. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  10. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
  11. Schmitter-Soto, J. J. 2007. A systematic revision of the genus <i>Archocentrus</i> (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with the description of two new genera and six new species. Zootaxa 1603:1-76.
  12. Sigler, W. F., and J. W. Sigler. 1987. Fishes of the Great Basin: a natural history. University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada. xvi + 425 pp.
  13. Tippie, D., J. E. Deacon, and C.-H. Ho. 1991. Effects of convict cichlids on growth and recruitment of White River springfish. Great Basin Naturalist 51:256-260.