Species Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)

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External Links

• Heros labiatus Günther, A. 1864. On some new species of Central-American fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(1): 23-27 [27, pl. 4 (fig. 1)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1867.9.23.7-8 or 1863.12.15.74-76, Lake Managua, Nicaragua.

 

Generic Combinations

• Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864). —
  Burgess, W. 2000. The Cichlasoma story. Herichthys, the break-up. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 48(11): 44-54 [54] (changed combination cited)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Ross River, Townsville (ca. 19°18'S), Hinze Dam, Gold Coast hinterland (28°03'S, 153°17'E) and possibly near Port Douglas (16°29'S), QLD, also Hazelwood power station, Eel Hole Creek, Latrobe River, VIC (38°18'S, 146°23'E); tropical

Introduced from Central America via aquarium trade.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Population in Victoria survives in ponds heated by discharge from Hazelwood power station.

 

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.

Burrows, D.W. 2009. Distribution of exotic freshwater fishes in the Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland, Australia. Report 09/19. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville. pp. 1-27

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.

 

Common Name References

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] (Red Devil)

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. [264] (Red Devil)

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] (Red Devil)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	LABROIDEI	08-Oct-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)