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Species Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)

Red Devil

 

Generic Combinations

 

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 (map not available)

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.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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)