ID this cichlid!

[lovecatfish]

I caught this fish while i was fishing for catfish, looks like an aquarium stowaway, what spcies is that, definitely a cichlid because of the teeth in its throat and the body shape, but what species you think that is?

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[azmodan]

Looks kinda like Hemichromis elongatus but I'm far from a cichlid expert!

They're pretty common in some of the streams where I live too so it doesn't surprise me that you'd catch one.

 

[lovecatfish]

Dosent seem so... this fish has bars instead of spots....

 

[lovecatfish]

Its about 9 to 10inches long

 

[JRT83]

Looks like exCichlasoma Uropthalmus, aka Mayan Cichlid

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[lovecatfish]

Apparently so! Thanks

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[Rivers2k]

Yep I second Mayan Cichlid. Very cool looking.

 

[lovecatfish]

If i ever catch any other aquarium stowaways i shall show y'all!

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[lovecatfish]

Okay that's a bad pic, when I was taking a pic, he got away haha

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