#2294 · 🐟 fish
Mayan Cichlid
Mayaheros urophthalmus
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what is it?
Mayaheros urophthalmus , also known as the Mayan cichlid is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is native to the Atlantic slope of tropical Mesoamerica, ranging from eastern Mexico southward to Nicaragua. It was first recorded from Everglades National Park, Florida in 1983 and is now a common nonindigenous fish in southern Florida. It has a base color of brown to red that becomes more intense during breeding. As in many animals, the red...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 5,664 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1862 (164 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Mayan Cichlid
- scientific name
- Mayaheros urophthalmus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Cichliformes
- family
- Cichlidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 5,664
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1862
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Cichlidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 623746, Wikidata Q25354031, GBIF 9539561, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.