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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Kronoheros: Named for Kronos (Greek: Κρόνος, krónos), th, leader of the first generation of Titans (descendants of Uranus and Gaia) in combination with the old cichlid genus name Heros (meaning hero). The name Kronoheros given to the cichlid that attains the largest body size among Neotropical cichlids.
Eponymy: In Greek mythology, Kronos (or Cronus) was leader of the Titans and father of Zeus. The name alludes to Kronoheros umbrifer being the largest Neotropical cichlid. The name is combined with Heros, an old name used for various Neotropical cichlids. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Meek & Hildebrand.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 7.0 - 7.9; dH range: 1 - 5. Tropical; 19°C - 28°C (Ref. 40602)
South America: Atrato and Magdalena River drainages in Colombia and Tuíra and Chucunaque River drainages in Panama.
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm 10.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36377)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
An open water swimmer. Feeds mainly on other live fishes, usually the prolific Astyanax, but also on shrimps and crabs (Ref. 36377). Eggs and larvae are guarded by the female (Ref. 40602). Male defends the territory (Ref. 40602).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Deposit several thousand eggs on open, preferably horizontal substrate; male defends territory and female guards eggs; larvae are guarded by the female (Ref. 40602).
Females reach sexual maturity at 10 cm, males at 15 cm (Ref. 2060).
Říčan, O., L. Piálek, K. Dragová and J. Novák, 2016. Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Verteb. Zool. 66(1):1-102. (Ref. 114771)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00677 - 0.03085), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.66 se; based on food items. |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Fec >1000). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100). 🛈 |