Vieja melanurus, the quetzal cichlid, redhead cichlid or firehead cichlid, is a species of cichlid that is native to the Lake Petén Itzá system, the Grijalva-Usumacinta River basin, and other Atlantic river drainages in southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Redhead 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
- Vieja fenestrata
- Vieja maculicauda
- Amphilophus trimaculatus
- Herichthys minckleyi
- Pelmatolapia mariae
- Caquetaia kraussii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Vieja
- Species
- Vieja melanurus
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