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Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the Heroini tribe.
Tribe; barbosae: Named for Maria Anais Barbosa, for her help in the field and laboratory work.
Eponymy: Maria Anais Barbosa Segadas Vianna is a Brazilian zoologist and ichthyologist at the Laboratory of Systematics and Evolution of Fish Teleosteos, Department of Zoology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Ottoni & Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Preto, rio Paraíba do Sul basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79631)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 26. Distinguished from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: caudal vertebrae 12; absence of mark on side of head; dorsal-fin spines 16; dorsal-fin rays 10-11; anal-fin rays 9-10; pectoral-fin rays 14-15; scales on upper lateral line row 15-17; rib pairs 11; 13-14 proximal radials on anal-fin base; caudal-peduncle length 10.2-11.9% SL; snout not robust; absence of depression on head; wide ectopterygoid; arm of epibranchial 1long; arms of epibranchial 2 with two short tubular processes; pre-orbital depth 60.5-65.3% HL; and arms of vertical trunk bar 7 with the same width (Ref. 79631).
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Ottoni, F.P. and W.J.E.M. Costa, 2008. Taxonomic revision of the genus Australoheros Rican & Kullander, 2006 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with descriptions of nine new species from southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 58(2):207-232. (Ref. 79631)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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