Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98



  NAME -                 blue-eyed cichlid

  FAMILY -               Cichlidae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Cichlasoma spilurum

  SYNONYMS - Heros spilurus- Gunther 1862

  REFERENCES - 01

  

                                                              
  

  District                                                     Reference

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

  Administrative Unit                  Occurrence          Temporal    Reference

  Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve    Captured or Mist net Dry season       3
  Whitewater Lagoon (Proposed)          Sighting             Dry season       2
  New River Lagoon (Proposed)           Sighting             Dry season       2
  

  Hydrologic Association         Reference

  Raspaculo River                      3
  Macal River                          3
  

  Elevation        Reference

  1-200 m               1
  

  1:50,000 Quadrangle                   Reference

  17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'           2
  16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'           3
  18 15' to 18 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'           1
  18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  18 00' to 18 15'; 88 15' to 88 30'           1
  17 45' to 18 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'           1
  17 45' to 18 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'           1
  17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'           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 15' to 17 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'           1
  17 15' to 17 30'; 88 45' to 89 00'           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 45' to 89 00'           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 15' to 16 30'; 88 45' to 89 00'           1
  16 15' to 16 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'           1
  16 00' to 16 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'           1
  16 00' to 16 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'           1
  15 50' to 16 00'; 88 50' to 89 15'           1
  

  Holdridge Life Zone                   Reference

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

  General Distribution Comments

  3* Rubber Camp, Guacamallo Bridge, Francelia Camp

  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.
  
  3  Glaholt, R. 1992. Macal River Hydroelectric Project Baseline Biological
     Studies.  Rubber Camp Scheme.  Aquatic Biology. p.5,12,16,21 in Macal
     River Hydroelectric Development  Environmental Impact Assessment Rubber
     Camp and Chalillo Schemes Pre-feasibility Study - Draft Environmental
     Appendix. Vol. II of III