Amatitlania coatepeque
Freshwater fish species
| Amatitlania coatepeque | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Amatitlania |
| Species: | A. coatepeque |
| Binomial name | |
| Amatitlania coatepeque Schmitter-Soto, 2007 | |
Amatitlania coatepeque, the Lago Coatepeque convict cichlid, is a freshwater fish species endemic to El Salvador.[1] The species was first identified in 1924 and takes its name from Lake Coatepeque in the interior highlands of western El Salvador.[2][3]
