Parachromis dovii, the guapote, rainbow bass, or wolf cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to Central America where it occurs on the slopes of Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It grows to a length of 72 cm (28.3 in) TL, and it is important to local commercial fisheries and is sought after as a gamefish.[1]
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Parachromis dovii | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Parachromis |
Species: | P. dovii |
Binomial name | |
Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864) | |
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The fish is named in honor of John Melmoth Dow (1827-1892) of the Panama Railroad Company. As a ship captain and amateur naturalist, he collected the type specimen.[2]
It occurs in the Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge.[3]
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