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Aztec cichlid

Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867)

Status not recordedbony fish

The aztec cichlid (Parachromis managuensis) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the aztec cichlid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the aztec cichlid live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the aztec cichlid as introduced in 11 countries, and flagged as invasive in 4 of them.

  1. Guatemalainvasive
  2. Indonesiainvasive
  3. Mexicoinvasive
  4. Philippinesinvasive
  5. Australia
  6. Cuba
  7. El Salvador
  8. Honduras
  9. Panama
  10. Singapore
  11. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the aztec cichlid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the aztec cichlid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusParachromis
  7. SpeciesParachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867)

Synonyms Cichlasoma managuense, Cichlasoma managueuse, Cichlosoma managuense, Herichthys managuense, Heros managuensis, Nandopsis managuense, Parachromis gulosus

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Jaguar cichlidEnglish
  • Jaguar guapoteEnglish
  • Managua cichlidEnglish
  • Spotted guapoteEnglish
  • kančík managujskýCzech
  • JaguarcichlideDanish
  • JaguarbuntbarschGerman
  • PintoSpanish
  • pantterikirjoahvenFinnish
  • jaguársügérHungarian
  • pielęgnica managuańskaPolish
  • Ciclídeo-jaguarPortuguese
  • Цихлазома манагуанскаяRussian
  • 珍珠石斑Chinese
  • ManaguabuntbarschGerman
  • Cíclido Jaguar NicaragüenseSpanish
  • Guapote BarcinoSpanish
  • Guapote pintoSpanish
  • Guapote TigreSpanish
  • Guapote tigre nicaragüenseSpanish
  • Mojarra de ManaguaSpanish
  • 淡水石斑Chinese
  • 花身副麗魚Chinese
  • 馬拉麗體魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the aztec cichlid

Other species in the same genus Parachromis.

Guapote

Parachromis dovii

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

Freddy

Parachromis friedrichsthalii

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

Mota

Parachromis motaguensis

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the aztec cichlid an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the aztec cichlid as invasive in 4 countries: Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico and Philippines. It lists it as introduced in 11 in all.

What kind of animal is the aztec cichlid?

The aztec cichlid (Parachromis managuensis) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aztec cichlid (Parachromis managuensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aztec-cichlid

MLA

“Aztec cichlid (Parachromis managuensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aztec-cichlid.

BibTeX
@misc{aztec_cichlid_2026,
  title = {Aztec cichlid (Parachromis managuensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aztec-cichlid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}