Author: (Regan, 1903)
FBname: Jack Dempsey
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>Cich
Comments: Occurs in swampy areas with warm, murky water.  Found in weedy, mud-bottomed and sand-bottomed canals and drainage ditches (Ref. 5723).  Prefers coastal plains and slow moving waters of the lower river valleys (Ref. 7335).  Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and fish (Ref. 7020).