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Festae

Mesoheros festae (Boulenger, 1899)

Status not recordedbony fish

The festae (Mesoheros festae) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the festae

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 festae live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

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

  1. Singapore

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 festae 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 festae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusMesoheros
  7. SpeciesMesoheros festae (Boulenger, 1899)

Synonyms Cichlasoma festae, Herichthys festae, Heros festae, Nandopsis festae

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Festa's cichlidEnglish
  • Festae cichlidEnglish
  • Guayas cichlidEnglish
  • Red TerrorEnglish
  • kančík rudýCzech
  • Cíclido Terror RojoSpanish
  • tiikerikirjoahvenFinnish
  • Acará-fogoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the festae

Other species in the same genus Mesoheros.

CompareFestae vs Ornate cichlidFestae vs Mesoheros gephyrusFestae vs Guayas cichlid

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the festae an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the festae?

The festae (Mesoheros festae) 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). Festae (Mesoheros festae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/festae

MLA

“Festae (Mesoheros festae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/festae.

BibTeX
@misc{festae_2026,
  title = {Festae (Mesoheros festae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/festae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}