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Vieja
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Vieja

Vieja is a genus of fish from the family Cichlidae. The geographic distribution of the genus is limited to Pacific slope of Middle America from Río Tequistlán in Mexico south to Lago Coatepeque in El Salvador, Atlantic slope of Middle America from Río Chachalacas in Mexico to Río Chagres in Panama. Only Vieja maculicauda extends south past northern Middle America.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Redhead Cichlid

speciesVieja melanurus

Blackstripe Cichlid

speciesVieja fenestrata

Blackbelt Cichlid

speciesVieja maculicauda

Twoband Cichlid

speciesVieja bifasciata

Oaxaca Cichlid

speciesVieja zonata

Tailbar Cichlid

speciesVieja hartwegi

Amatitlan Cichlid

speciesVieja guttulata

Angostura Cichlid

speciesVieja breidohri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 180819.