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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae						
							
							Eponymy: Dr Enrico Luigi Festa (1868–1939) was an Italian naturalist who worked for the Zoological Museum of the University of Turin (1899–1923), first as Deputy Assistant Professor and retiring as Honorary Vice Director. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.						
					 
			
			Issue   
The generic allocation of this species is still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as an incertae sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus Cichlasoma.
			
			
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range					
						Ecología					
				
				
				
					; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					South America:  Pacific drainages from the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador to Tumbes River in Peru.
				
				
			
			
				
					Tamaño / Peso / Age
				
				
				
					Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36377)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				In various biotopes, from small to medium-sized rivers.  Occasionally found in fish markets.  Feeds on benthic organisms such as small shrimps (Ref. 40602).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva				
				
				
				
				Max. 3000 eggs. 				
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Human uses  				
				
				
					Pesquerías: sin interés; Acuario: Comercial				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Referencia 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5625   [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).
					
 
									
					
					Nivel trófico  (Referencia 
69278):  3.6   ±0.59 se; based on food items.					
 
				
					
											
				
				
										
						Resiliencia  (Referencia 
120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
 
								
					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 153 [58, 392] mg/100g; Iron = 2.07 [0.69, 5.14] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.7, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.499 [0.184, 1.411] g/100g; Selenium = 72.3 [29.6, 170.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 53.6 [12.6, 156.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.85 [1.32, 6.56] mg/100g (wet weight); based on 
nutrient studies.