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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 6.7; dH range: ? - 3. Tropical; 24°C - 29°C (Ref. 40602), preferred ?
South America: Atrato, San Juan and Baudó River basins in Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377); 12.0 cm TL (female)
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 12251). Maximum length 16.0 cm (Ref. 40602).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Spawn up to120 eggs on flat stones; both parents care for 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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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