Species Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Heros citrinellus 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 [153].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1864.1.26.201-203, Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua.

 

Generic Combinations

• Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864). —
  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 [195] (changed combination cited)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Ross River weirs, Townsville, QLD (19°19'S, 146°45'E); tropical

Introduced from Central America via aquarium trade.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Brigalow Belt North (BBN)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

General References

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. pp. 451

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. [81-82]

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 [67]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [369] (Midas Cichlid)

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. [20] (Midas Cichlid)

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. [20] (Midas Cichlid)

Lintermans, M. 2004. Human-assisted dispersal of alien freshwater fish in Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(3): 481-501 [483] (Midas Cichlid)

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 [65] (Midas Cichlid)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	LABROIDEI	26-Aug-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)