Jaguar guapote
Parachromis managuensis
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- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Currently found in southeast Florida box-cut canals; tolerant of poor water quality. In native range occupy a variety of habitats including rivers and lakes with muddy, sandy, and rocky bottoms.
- diet
- Feeding Habits: Medium-sized opportunistic predator; feeds primarily on small fish (including many exotic species) and aquatic insects; also consumes some snails, worms, and even an occasional lizard.
- preferred bait
- Not recorded
- preferred lures
- Not recorded
- techniques
- Not recorded
- peak months
- Not recorded
States with a source record
Source evidence by state
- Florida — Jaguar Guapote · enriched: myfwc.com · www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu · myfwc.com · myfwc.com
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