Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pastel Cichlid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus
- Geophagus brasiliensis
- Andinoacara rivulatus
- Andinoacara pulcher
- Trichromis salvini
- Pseudetroplus maculatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Cribroheros
- Species
- Cribroheros alfari
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