Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98



  NAME -                 Jack Dempsey

  FAMILY -               Cichlidae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Cichlasoma octofasciatum

  SYNONYMS - Heros octofasciatus- Regan 1903

  REFERENCES - 01

  

                                                              
  

  District                                                     Reference

  Belize                                                               1
  Cayo                                                                 1
  Corozal                                                              1
  Orange Walk                                                          1
  Stann Creek                                                          1
  Toledo                                                               1
  Belize                                                               2
  

  Administrative Unit                  Occurrence          Temporal    Reference

  Government land                       Sighting             Dry season       2
  Burdon Canal Nature Reserve           Collected as voucher                  1
  Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary       Collected as voucher                  1
  Sibun Forest Reserve                  Collected as voucher                  1
  Manatee Forest Reserve                Collected as voucher                  1
  Swasey-Bladen Forest Reserve          Collected as voucher                  1
  Commerce Bight Forest Reserve         Collected as voucher                  1
  

  Hydrologic Association         Reference

                                        
  Rio Hondo                            1
  Belize River                         1
  Sibun River                          1
  

  Elevation        Reference

  1-200 m               1
  

  1:50,000 Quadrangle                   Reference

  18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'           1
  18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  17 30' to 17 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'           1
  17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  17 30' to 17 45'; 88 10' to 88 30'           1
  17 30' to 17 45'; 88 00' to 88 15'           1
  17 15' to 17 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'           1
  17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  17 15' to 17 30'; 88 10' to 88 30'           1
  17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'           1
  17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  17 00' to 17 15'; 88 00' to 88 30'           1
  16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'           1
  16 30' to 16 45'; 88 15' to 88 30'           1
  16 15' to 16 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  16 00' to 16 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'           1
  

  Holdridge Life Zone                   Reference

  Subtropical moist                            1
  Subtropical wet                              1
  Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical     1
  

  General Distribution Comments

  1* Widespread in Belize, but most commonly is found in base-level streams,
     lakes and swampy areas, where it sometimes is a dominant species.
  2* seen in small unnamed creek along Western Highway

  References

  1   Greenfield, D. W., J. E. Thomerson. 1997. Fishes of the Continental
      Waters of Belize.  University of Florida Press.
  
  2   de Rahm, Patrick. 1990.  Summary Report of the Freshwater Fishes and
      Aquatic Ecosystems Observed in Belize.  ITCF unpublished report.