Amatitlania coatepeque, the Lago Coatepeque convict cichlid, is a freshwater fish species endemic to El Salvador.[1] The species was first identified in 1924 and takes its name from Lake Coatepeque in the interior highlands of western El Salvador.[2][3]
| Amatitlania coatepeque | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Amatitlania |
| Species: | A. coatepeque
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| Binomial name | |
| Amatitlania coatepeque Schmitter-Soto, 2007
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References
edit- ^ "Animals and Plants Unique to El Salvador". lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "FMNH 12136 | Zoological Collections". collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Taxonomic Status of the Lago Coatepeque Endemic Convict Cichlid Amatitlania coatepeque (Teleostei: Cichlidae)".