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Etymology: Hypselecara: Greek, hypselos = high + tupí, guaraní acará = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.0 - 6.0; dH range: 0.5 - 1. Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 40602)
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Negro, Trombetas, Tapajós, Maués and Uatumã rivers; also in tributaries of the upper Orinoco River, and in the Aguaro River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)
In blackwater rivers. Maximum length 22 cm TL (Ref. 40602).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Both parents guard eggs and larvae (Ref. 40602).
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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