Petenia splendida (lat.) Is a species of fresh-water ray-finned fish of the monotypic genus Petenia of the cichlidae family.
| Petenia splendida |
 |
| Scientific classification |
|---|
| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subfamily : | Cichlasomatinae |
| Gender: | Petenia ( Petenia Günther , 1862 ) |
|
| International scientific name |
|---|
Petenia splendida Günther , 1862 |
|
It is found in reservoirs in the basins of the Atlantic Ocean of the south of Mexico , Guatemala and Belize [1] . It is one of the types of aquarium fish , the recommended conditions of detention: temperature + 26 ... + 30 ° C, water hardness not lower than 15 ° dH, pH 7-7.5 [1] .
