Rocio spinossisima: A pair spawning. Note nest of freshly laid eggs. Image: Paul V. Loiselle

In Praise of Neotropical Cichlids
The Central American Genera: Archocentrus, Herotilapia, Panamius, and Rocio
By Paul V. Loiselle, Ph.D.
Excerpt from AMAZONAS Magazine, March/April 2018, V7.2

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PART III:

GENUS Cryptoheros

By Paul V. Loiselle, Ph.D.
Excerpt from AMAZONAS Magazine, July/August 2018, V7.4

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