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Amatitlania coatepeque

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Amatitlania coatepeque
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Amatitlania
Species:
A. coatepeque
Binomial name
Amatitlania coatepeque
Schmitter-Soto, 2007

Amatitlania coatepeque, the Lago Coatepeque convict cichlid, is a freshwater fish species endemic to El Salvador.[1] The species was first identified in 1924 and takes its name from Lake Coatepeque in the interior highlands of western El Salvador.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Animals and Plants Unique to El Salvador". lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. ^ "FMNH 12136 | Zoological Collections". collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ^ "Taxonomic Status of the Lago Coatepeque Endemic Convict Cichlid Amatitlania coatepeque (Teleostei: Cichlidae)".