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Platinum acara

Andinoacara latifrons (Steindachner, 1878)

Status not recordedbony fish

The platinum acara (Andinoacara latifrons) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the platinum acara

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 platinum acara live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

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

  1. Indonesia

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 platinum acara 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 platinum acara classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusAndinoacara
  7. SpeciesAndinoacara latifrons (Steindachner, 1878)

Synonyms Acara coeruleopunctata var. brevirostris, Acara latifrons, Aequidens latifrons

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • MojarraSpanish
  • kyrmykirjoahvenFinnish
  • Acará-platinaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the platinum acara

Other species in the same genus Andinoacara.

Coscie

Andinoacara pulcher

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the platinum acara an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the platinum acara?

The platinum acara (Andinoacara latifrons) 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). Platinum acara (Andinoacara latifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/platinum-acara

MLA

“Platinum acara (Andinoacara latifrons).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/platinum-acara.

BibTeX
@misc{platinum_acara_2026,
  title = {Platinum acara (Andinoacara latifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/platinum-acara},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}