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Cichla mirianae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006 |
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photo by
Kullander, S.O. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae | |||
| Max. size: | 52 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: Unique in having a color pattern, which includes dark lateral band alongside in young, and three blackish ocellated blotches along middle of side from at least 90 mm SL; adults retain portions of lateral band as black irregular stripes connecting ocellar blotches and continuing on caudal peduncle. It is similar only to C. orinocensis in possessing three lateral ocelli; different in having a horizontal band which is absent in orinocensis; there are 3 indistinct vertical bars in young and adults (vs. five or more vertical bars in C. intermedia, C. nigromaculata, and C. piquiti); lateral scales 72-80 and line is discontinuous (vs. continuous in intermedia, ocellaris, temensis, thyrorus) (Ref. 57716). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||