- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CICHLIDAE
- Amphilophus
- citrinellus
Midas Cichlid, Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther 1864)
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Amphilophus citrinellus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 06 May 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5519
Midas Cichlid, Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther 1864)
More Info
Distribution |
Introduced from Central America via the aquarium trade to the Ross River weirs, Townsville, Queensland. |
Species Citation |
Heros citrinellus Günther 1864, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(1): 153. Type locality: Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
Resources |
Midas Cichlid, Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther 1864)
References
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Arthington, A.H., Kailola, P.J., Woodland, D.J. & Zalucki, J.M. 1999. Baseline environmental data relevant to an evaluation of quarantine risk potentially associated with the importation to Australia of ornamental finfish. Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, ACT. 451 pp.
Barluenga, M. & Meyer, A. 2010. Phylogeography, colonization and population history of the Midas cichlid species complex (Amphilophus spp.) in the Nicaraguan crater lakes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10(326): 20 pp.
Corfield, J., Diggles, B., Jubb, C., McDowall, R.M., Moore, A., Richards, A. & Rowe, D.K. 2008. Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia. Prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 277 pp.
Günther, A. 1864. Report of a collection of fishes made by Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(1): 144-154
Harris, J.H. 2013. 11. Fishes from elsewhere. pp. 259-282 in Humphries, P. & Walker, K. (eds). Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 423 pp.
Kullander, S.O. & Hartel, K.E. 1997. The systematic status of cichlid genera described by Louis Agassiz in 1859: Amphilophus, Baiodon, Hypsophrys and Parachromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 7(3): 193-202
Lintermans, M. 2004. Human-assisted dispersal of alien freshwater fish in Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(3): 481-501
Webb, A.C. 2007. Status of non-native freshwater fishes in tropical northern Queensland, including establishment success, rates of spread, range and introduction pathways. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 140: 63–78
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37371008
Native:Introduced
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