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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Acarichthys: From tupí guaraní, acara = the name of a fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857) was a self-taught Austrian zoologist and taxidermist with a particular interest in ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.
Issue
Redescription based on Peruvian material by Kullander (1986: 134).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; dH range: 18 - ?; ποταμόδρομος (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: along mainstream Amazon River in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, including lower parts of the Putumayo, Trombetas, Negro, and Xingu rivers; lower Tocantins and Capim rivers; Branco River (Amazonas basin) in Brazil and Guyana, and the Essequibo River in Guyana.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.5 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 125971); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 276.00 g (Ref. 125971)
Max. length 20 cm TL (Ref. 2060).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
A hole nester.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03020 (0.01914 - 0.04764), b=2.96 (2.83 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 2.7 ±0.28 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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