Animals Described in 1867 - Parachromis Managuensis, Litoria Castanea, Black Guan, Buff-Browed Chachalaca, Centrostephanus Coronatus (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Parachromis Managuensis, Litoria Castanea, Black Guan, Buff-Browed Chachalaca, Centrostephanus Coronatus, Discoplax Longipes, Heterozius Rotundifrons. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Parachromis managuensis is a cichlid native to Nicaragua in Central America: the scientific name means "from Managua" (as in Nicaragua's capital city). It is a food fish and is also found in the aquarium trade where it is variously known as: the jaguar cichlid, managuense cichlid or managua cichlid, guapote tigre, Aztec cichlid, spotted guapote and jaguar guapote. It grows to 5563 cm (2225 in). The species is a carnivorous, highly predatory fish. Their diet consists mainly of small fish and macroinvertebrates. They prefer turbid, eutrophic lakes, often found in warm water depleted of oxygen. Their native substrate is one of mud-bottoms, but can also be found in other ponds and springs with sandy bottoms covered in plant debris. They natively live in lakes of approximately 5 m (16 ft) in a tropical climate and prefer water with a 7.08.7 pH, a water hardness of 1015 dGH, and a temperature range of 25 to 36 C (77 to 97 F). The Parachromis managuensis (commonly known as the jaguar cichlid) is the most commonly traded species of its genus and is greatly valued among the aquarium trade. As with all members of the genus, the jaguar cichlid is a large, aggressive and territorial member of the cichlidae. All members of the Parachromis are visually alike, and can only be identified by minor differences in apperiance. The Jaguar cichlid is a large, robust cichlid, displaying a shade of yellow/bronze throughout the body. This yellow colouration is then scattered with vivid black spots which are seen all along the flanks and gill plates. A series of several large black dots the... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1491612