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Green guapote

Mayaheros beani (Jordan, 1889)

Status not recordedbony fish

The green guapote (Mayaheros beani) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the green guapote

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 green guapote live?

Not recorded

Is the green guapote 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 green guapote classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusMayaheros
  7. SpeciesMayaheros beani (Jordan, 1889)

Synonyms Cichlasoma baeni, Cichlasoma beani, Heros beani, Nandopsis beani

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Sinaloa cichlidEnglish
  • Mojarra verdeSpanish
  • varaanikirjoahvenFinnish
  • Acará-de-BeanPortuguese
  • Cíclido Jaguar SinaloenseSpanish
  • mojarra de SinaloaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green guapote

Other species in the same genus Mayaheros.

Orange tiger

Mayaheros urophthalmus

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the green guapote?

The green guapote (Mayaheros beani) 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). Green guapote (Mayaheros beani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-guapote

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“Green guapote (Mayaheros beani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-guapote.

BibTeX
@misc{green_guapote_2026,
  title = {Green guapote (Mayaheros beani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-guapote},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}