Green guapote
Mayaheros beani
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Bean's cichlid (mojarra verde) comes from northwestern Mexico, from Pacific-slope rivers in Nayarit and Sinaloa. Silvery green outside breeding; when spawning, the pair turns black-and-white striped. It reaches 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Mayaheros beani
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Cichlasoma baeni, Cichlasoma beani, Heros beani
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 23–25 °C
- pH
- 7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–23 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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