Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Fricke, Ronald Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Author Sungur, Sevil Health Services Vocational School, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Çapar, Osman Bahadir Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Türkiye Author Golani, Daniel Deparment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-13 5369 4 451 484 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5369.4.1/52255 journal article 278560 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.4.1 8a95fa8d-aaf9-4550-9a5b-0e8408ecb1bd 1175-5326 10146651 62878FA8-7CC7-462C-9FBF-C9BAEF177855 Amatitlania nigrofasciata ( Günther, 1867 ) [I]—Convict cichlid; None Taxonomy. Original description: Heros nigrofasciatus Günther, 1867: 601 [Lake Amatitlán, Guatemala ; lectotype : BMNH 1865.4.29.76].— Israel synonyms: Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum ( Günther, 1867 ) ; Archocentrus nigrofasciatus ( Günther, 1867 ) ; Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus ( Günther, 1867 ) .—Revisions: Schmitter-Soto (2007: 49) .—Illustration: Lee et al. (1980: 767 , fig.) as Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum . Status in Israel . First record from Israel by Goren (1984) as Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum ; confirmed by Goren & Ortal (1999) , Golani et al. (2022) as Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum .—Israel material: HUJ. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel : Nahal Amal, Israel .—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Western Basin.—General distribution: Central America: Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , and Panama ; introduced in Puerto Rico , Hawaiian Islands, Mexico , Réunion, in the Middle East, Philippines and Australia .—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant.—Habitat:This freshwater, benthopelagic species occurs primarily in rivers and streams throughout its native range. This species prefers rocky and sandy habitats with tree branches and leaf litter, finding sanctuary in the various cracks and crevices provided by this type of environment, or among roots and debris. Freshwater. Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).