Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
- Name authority
- (Heckel, 1840)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Aequidens
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusAequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
- speciesAequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aequidens. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aequidens mauesanus Kullander, 1997 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens michaeli Kullander, 1995 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens patricki Kullander, 1984 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens tubicen Kullander & Ferreira, 1991 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens metae Eigenmann, 1922 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens plagiozonatus Kullander, 1984 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens potaroensis Eigenmann, 1912 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens rondoni (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens chimantanus Inger, 1956 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens paloemeuensis Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens pallidus (Heckel, 1840) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aequidens awani Haseman, 1911 Haseman, 1911 | synonym |
| Aequidens guaporensis Haseman, 1911 Haseman, 1911 | synonym |
| Acara viridis Heckel, 1840 Heckel, 1840 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1017711 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64Z5S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.