Belize - List of fishes

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Astyanax fasciatus

Characidae

12 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

northern checkmark cichlid

Chuco intermedium

18 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

chisel-tooth cichlid

Cincelichthys bocourti

30 cm

living as a couple or in a group

scavenger

banded puffer

Colomesus psittacus

25 cm

solitary

carnivorous

false firemouth cichlid

Cribroheros robertsoni

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

blue-eye cichlid

Cryptoheros spilurus

7 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

mayan cichlid

Mayaheros urophthalmus

30 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

monarch cichlid

Parachromis friedrichsthalii

20 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Synbranchus marmoratus

Synbranchidae

120 cm

solitary

carnivorous

arroyo cichlid

Theraps irregularis

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

yellow meeki

Thorichthys affinis

13 cm

living as a couple

scavenger

firemouth cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

yellow belly cichlid

Trichromis salvini

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

blackbelt cichlid

Vieja maculicauda

25 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Vieja synspilus

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

It is less aggressive than other species of American cichlids of the same size. A bump develops on the neck of the male. It is appreciated by aquarists for its rich colors, but it must be kept in a large aquarium (more than 1000 liters).

green swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

The female is larger than the male. It is an ovoviviparous species: the male fertilizes it partner through an oviduct. The eggs hatch in the body of the female, where they complete their development. Each female gives birth to 10 or 20 juveniles. It easily accommodates to life in the aquarium, but it may chew on plants and be aggressive towards other fish species.

southern platyfish

Xiphophorus maculatus

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Belize - List of fishes

Astyanax fasciatus

northern checkmark cichlid

chisel-tooth cichlid

banded puffer

false firemouth cichlid

blue-eye cichlid

mayan cichlid

monarch cichlid

Synbranchus marmoratus

arroyo cichlid

yellow meeki

firemouth cichlid

yellow belly cichlid

blackbelt cichlid

Vieja synspilus

green swordtail

southern platyfish

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