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Orange tiger

Mayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862)

Status not recordedbony fish

The orange tiger (Mayaheros urophthalmus) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the orange tiger

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 orange tiger live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the orange tiger as introduced in 4 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Indonesiainvasive
  2. Thailandinvasive
  3. Philippines
  4. 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 orange tiger 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 orange tiger classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusMayaheros
  7. SpeciesMayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862)

Synonyms Astronotus urophthalmus, Cichlasoma urophtalmus, Cichlasoma urophthalmum, Cichlasoma urophthalmus, Herichthys urophthalmus, Heros urophthalmus, Nandopsis urophthalmus, Parapetenia urophthalma

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Atomic sunfishEnglish
  • Mayan cichlidEnglish
  • Mexican mojarraEnglish
  • kančík skvrnoocasýCzech
  • Maya-BuntbarschGerman
  • CastarricaSpanish
  • rengaskirjoahvenFinnish
  • Acará-maiaPortuguese
  • Цихлазома глазчатохвостаяRussian
  • ปลาหมอมายันThai
  • 高眼麗體魚Chinese
  • Schwanzfleck-BuntbarschGerman
  • SchwanzfleckbuntbarschGerman
  • Cíclido jaguar del suresteSpanish
  • Mojarra castarricaSpanish
  • Mojarra del MéxicoSpanish
  • mojarra del suresteSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orange tiger

Other species in the same genus Mayaheros.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the orange tiger an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the orange tiger as invasive in 2 countries: Indonesia and Thailand. It lists it as introduced in 4 in all.

What kind of animal is the orange tiger?

The orange tiger (Mayaheros urophthalmus) 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). Orange tiger (Mayaheros urophthalmus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-tiger

MLA

“Orange tiger (Mayaheros urophthalmus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-tiger.

BibTeX
@misc{orange_tiger_2026,
  title = {Orange tiger (Mayaheros urophthalmus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-tiger},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}