Author: (Boulenger, 1899)
FBname: Guayas cichlid
Remark: The generic allocation of this species is still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as an incertae sedis species of <i>Cichlasoma</i> pending a revision of heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus <i>Cichlasoma</i>.
Comments: In various biotopes, from small to medium-sized rivers.  Occasionally found in fish markets.  Feeds on benthic organisms such as small shrimps (Ref. 40602).