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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Cleithracara: Greek, kleithro = to close + tupí guaraní, Acará, the name of a fish in Amazonas river (Ref. 45335); maronii: Named for its type locality, the Maroni River (Ref. 27188).
Eponymy: A toponym referring to the Maroni (or Marowijne) River, which forms the boundary between French Guiana and Suriname. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
Redescription in Kullander & Nijssen (1989: 175) with bibliography, diagnosis, description, distribution, and illustration.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)
South America: Trinidad (impersistent), Orinoco River basin (delta), rivers from Barima River (Guyana) to Ouanary River (French Guiana).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36377)
Inhabits small creeks in the coastal zone, which have clear water and little current (Ref. 7020) and is rich in decaying wood (Ref. 35237). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). When faced with danger, this fearful species fix itself against a log adapting its color pattern to the substrate. Parents take care of the spawned eggs, numbering about 400, which are laid down on a flat stone (Ref. 35237).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Spawns on hard substrate; produces up to 600 eggs; both parents guard eggs and larvae (Ref. 40602).
Kullander, S.O. and H. Nijssen, 1989. The cichlids of Surinam: Teleostei, Labroidei. E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. 256 p. (Ref. 26372)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés; Acuario: muy comercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03388 (0.01902 - 0.06038), b=3.11 (2.95 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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