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Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Laetacara: Latin, laetus = happy + tupí, guaraní acará = a name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.
Issue
Redescription in Kullander (1986: 328), with bibliography, diagnosis, description, distribution, and illustrations.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 5.5 - 6.5; dH range: 0 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Napo and Putumayo River drainages in Ecuador, in the Huallaga, Ucayali, Amazon, Putumayo and Yavarí River basins in Peru, and in the upper Solimöes and Juruá River basins in Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9088)
Inhabit forest streams and swamps with clear, dark water. Feed on insect debris, fish scales and shrimps.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Spawns on flat surfaces: parents guard eggs and larvae (Ref. 40602).
Kullander, S.O., 1986. Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Research Division, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, 394 p. (Ref. 9088)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01064 - 0.04934), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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