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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Mikrogeophagus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, gea = earth + Greek, phagein, to eat.
Eponymy: Manuel Vicente Ramirez was a Venezuelan collector and fish explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Myers & Harry.
Issue
Species monographed by Kullander (1980).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 5.0 - 6.0; dH range: 5 - 12; غير مهاجرة. Tropical; 27°C - 30°C (Ref. 30491)
South America: Orinoco River basin, in the llanos of Venezuela and Colombia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 36377)
Used in behavioral studies (Ref. 4537). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Female cares for eggs and larvae (Ref. 47893.
Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: غير ذات اهمية; حوض مائي: تجاري
أدوات
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00659 - 0.02894), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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