Green terror
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This article is about a type of fish. For terrorism in support of environmental causes, see Eco-terrorism. For terror campaigns against opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, see History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi.
The green terror (Andinoacara rivulatus, syn. Aequidens rivulatus) is a colorful freshwater fish in the cichlid family.[1] The fish originates from the Pacific side of South America from the Tumbes River in Peru to the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador.[1] It is polymorphic and can have white or gold-orange edging to the tail and dorsal fins. It has historically been confused with two other species that always have narrow, clearly defined white edging, the more southerly distributed A. stalsbergi (often considered the "true" green terror) and the more northerly A. blombergi.[2][3]
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Green terror | |
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males of white-edged and gold-edged morphs | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Andinoacara |
Species: | A. rivulatus |
Binomial name | |
Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860) | |
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