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Wallaciia urosema
Wallaciia urosema (Kullander, 1990)

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae
Max. size:  6.88 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tapajós River at São Luiz, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Differs especially by the large dark, unocellated blotch at the base of the caudal fin between rays D6 and V2 or V3, and the uniformly brownish sides.(Ref. 26749).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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