Aequidens gerciliae Kullander, 1995
photo by DATZ

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Max. size:  12.8 cm SL (male/unsexed); 9.74 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin, known only from the upper Aripuanã River, near Cachoeira de Dardanelos and in a headwater stream on the Juína-Vilhena road, Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A clear-water species (Ref. 26647).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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