Title: Freshwater
Species #: 78
Common Name: Rio Grande Cichlid Scientific Name: Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Herichthys
Species: C. cyanoguttatum
Geography / Habitat: It lives in pools and runs of small to big rivers and its native habitat is the lower Rio Grande drainage in Texas, U.S. and north-eastern parts of Mexico. Life Strategy: These cichlids are very easy to spawn. Females are ready to breed by 2-3 inches. The female will clean off a piece of slate or flat surface and lay eggs with the male following up and fertilizing them. Both parents prior to hatching dig a small pit for transfer. The female will now tend to the eggs while the male guards the perimeter. Food / Feed Strategy: The strong, cutting teeth make it chiefly carnivorous, feeding mostly on fish eggs, insects, and small fishes.
Common Name: Rio Grande Cichlid Scientific Name: Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal