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Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903)

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Mexico country information

Common names: Mojarra castarrica, Riquiraqui
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, 'Río de Sarabia' (Cosamaloapan, original label), Coatzacoalcos drainage, Veracruz, MHNG 665.55 (holotype of Heros cyanoguttatus, 3.9 cm SL) (Ref. 74403). Also Ref. 1739, 4537, 75154.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conkel, D., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mojarra castarrica, Riquiraqui, Jack Demsey-cichlide, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Rocio: Named for the author's wife. In Spanish, the name means morning dew, in allusion to the resplendent spots on cheek and sides of some species, R. gemmata..
  More on author: Regan.

Issue
The generic allocation of this species is still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as an incertae sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus Cich

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 20.   Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 7335); 21°N - 14°N

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

North and Central America: Atlantic slope from southern Mexico (Papaloapán River) to Honduras (Ulua River).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 7.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 17 - 19; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 8-10; Espinas anales 8-9; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9. This species has spots on sides smaller than scales, aligned in about 15 regular series (vs. not clearly aligned); abdomen predominantly whitish or greyish in life (similar to R. gemmata, vs. reddish in R. ocotal; ventral angle of articular is acute (vs. right); the first neural spine oriented rostrad (vs. caudad); circumpeduncular scales as few as 17 (vs. always more than 19); distance from the caudal esophageal loop in gut to esophagus always greater than 24% gut length (vs. less than 16%) (Ref. 74403). There are no unique autapomorphies.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Lays eggs on substrate. Parents incubate eggs and guard young.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

Schmitter-Soto, J.J., 2007. A systematic revision of the genus Archocentrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with the description of two new genera and six new species. Zootaxa 1603:1-78. (Ref. 74403)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 August 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés; Acuario: muy comercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01216 - 0.05956), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Assuming tm<1 and multiple annual spawning; Fec=500-800).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100).