Cichlasoma bimaculatum

Cichlasoma bimaculatum is an omnivorous, freshwater, tropical fish commonly referred to as the black acara or two-spot cichlid. It is most frequently classified in the Cichlidae (Cichlid) family and subfamily of Cichlasomatinae. It is found in freshwater canals and swamps, with a natural region spanning from the Amazon River to northeastern and northern South America.[2] Since the 1960s it has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem in several counties of Florida as far north as Jacksonville.[3]

Cichlasoma bimaculatum
Adult C. bimaculatum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cichlasoma
Species:
C. bimaculatum
Binomial name
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
Synonyms
  • Labrus bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Acara gronovii Heckel, 1840
  • Sparus filamentosus Gronow, 1854

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labrus bimaculatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Cichlasoma bimaculatum" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. "Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. USGS. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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