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| Scientific Name | Amatitlania altoflava (Allgayer, 2001) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Carñaveral, (Rio Caño), Province Bocas del Toro, Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Archocentrus altoflavus, Cryptoheros altoflavus |
| Etymology | Amatitlania: Named for the type locality of the type species; 'Amatitlán' means 'a place abundant in amate' in Nahuatl, 'amate' is a kind of rustic paper made from the bark of Ficus petiolaris or Ficus indica. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Atlantic Panama. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Lower Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Caribbean Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | L'an Cichlidé v. 1, pp 16, 3 figs. (unnumbered). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.960.2340 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:46 (species record created: 2009 Oct 10 05:23) |