Astatheros altifrons( Kner & Steindachner, 1863)
Distribution: Central America: Pacific slope of Costa Rica( Térraba River) to Panama( Chiriqui River).
Countries: Costa Rica, Panama Astatheros rostratus( Gill & Bransford, 1877)
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and Costa Rica( San Juan River drainage including Lakes Managua, Nicaragua and Masaya, to Matinaon River).
Countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Tomocichla tuba( Meek, 1912)
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope, from the Escondido River( Nicaragua) to the Cricamola River( Panama).
Countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama Astyanax aeneus( Günther, 1860)
Distribution: Lower Rio Papaloapan and Colima, Mexico south to some places in Central America, extending to the Rio Cocle del Norte and Rio Tabasara in Panama
Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus( Günther, 1867)
Distribution: Central America: Pacific slope, from Guatemala to Costa Rica( Tárcoles River); Atlantic slope from Aguan River( Honduras) to Guarumo River( Panama).
Countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Cryptoheros septemfasciatus( Regan, 1908)
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope of Costa Rica, from the San Juan River drainage to the Banano River.
Countries: Costa Rica
References: http:// www. fishbase. org
Kullander, S. O. 2003. Cichlidae. Pp. 605-654 In Reis, R. E., S. O. Kullander & C. J. Ferraris, Jr.,( eds.), Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America.
Photo credits: Astatheros rostratus Robin Hansson Cryptoheros septemfasciatus Peter Andersson Astyanax aeneus Wisse Sluijters
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis( Günther, 1864)
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope, from the San Juan drainage, including Lake Nicaragua, in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, to the Matina River drainage in Costa Rica.
Countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua Neetroplus nematopus Günther, 1867
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and western Costa Rica, in the San Juan River drainage, including Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua.
Countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Other Costa Rica species considered that are sometimes available, but not illustrated. Note, that some of these species may not be biotope correct with T. tuba habitat, but can still be used to create your own Costa Rica inspired biotope.
Astatheros alfari, Astatheros longimanus, Astatheros rytisima, Archocentrus centrarchus, Archocentrus multispinosus, Cryptoheros sajica, Tomocichla seiboldii, Parachromis dovii, Parachromis loisellei, Parachromis managuensis, Vieja maculicauda.
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