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Red devil

Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)

Status not recordedbony fish

The red devil (Amphilophus labiatus) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the red devil

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 red devil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

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

  1. Australia

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 red devil 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 red devil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusAmphilophus
  7. SpeciesAmphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)

Synonyms Amphilophus erythraeus, Amphilophus froebelii, Cichlasoma dorsatum, Cichlasoma labiatum, Herichthys labiatus, Heros erythraeus, Heros labiatus, Heros lobochilus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Red devil cichlidEnglish
  • kančík pyskatýCzech
  • LippenbuntbarschGerman
  • HuulikirjoahvenFinnish
  • vörös citromsügérHungarian
  • Цихлазома лабиатумRussian
  • 紅魔鬼Chinese
  • FlamingobuntbarschGerman
  • 厚唇雙冠麗魚Chinese
  • 脣形冠麗鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red devil

Other species in the same genus Amphilophus.

Hoga cichlid

Amphilophus hogaboomorum

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the red devil an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the red devil?

The red devil (Amphilophus labiatus) 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). Red devil (Amphilophus labiatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-devil

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BibTeX
@misc{red_devil_2026,
  title = {Red devil (Amphilophus labiatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-devil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}