Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς); pH range: ? - 8.2. Tropical; 26°C - 31°C (Ref. 40602)
South America: Atrato, Cauca and Magdalena River basins and Lake Maracaibo basin in Colombia. Introduced in the Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 36377)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 10 - 15; Εδρικές άκανθες: 5 - 6; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 8 - 10. Body with dorsoventral bands; a black spot on the posterior region of the caudal peduncle, and another on the middle of the body, just below the lateral line (Ref. 26543).
Found in rivers, but prefers marshes or swamps abundant in aquatic plants (Ref. 26543). Feeds on other fishes and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 26543). Not common in the aquarium trade but occasionally imported (Ref. 12251).
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: περιορισμένης εμπορικότητας; Ενυδρείο: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03020 (0.01930 - 0.04725), b=3.01 (2.88 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.85 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Fec=3,439-10,986).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).