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Electric blue

Sciaenochromis fryeri Konings, 1993

Status not recordedbony fish

The electric blue (Sciaenochromis fryeri) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the electric blue

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 electric blue live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the electric blue as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mexico

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 electric blue 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 electric blue classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusSciaenochromis
  7. SpeciesSciaenochromis fryeri Konings, 1993
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Electric blue cichlidEnglish
  • Azur-cichlideDanish
  • AzurcichlideGerman
  • Azul eléctricoSpanish
  • SinihämyahvenFinnish
  • Cíclido azul eléctrico africanoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the electric blue

Other species in the same genus Sciaenochromis.

Blue Ahli

Sciaenochromis ahli

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the electric blue an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the electric blue as introduced in 1 country: Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the electric blue?

The electric blue (Sciaenochromis fryeri) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Electric blue (Sciaenochromis fryeri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/electric-blue

MLA

“Electric blue (Sciaenochromis fryeri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/electric-blue.

BibTeX
@misc{electric_blue_2026,
  title = {Electric blue (Sciaenochromis fryeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/electric-blue},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}