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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Taeniacara: Latin, taenia = stripe + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edward Candidus was an American aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 5.5 - ? ; dH range: 5 - ?. Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: Amazon River basin, in the lower Negro River, and along the Amazon River to the Tapajós River.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36377); 5.0 cm TL (female)
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
The male is very active sexually and it spawns with several females, even at the same time. Females care for the eggs and larvae. They even chew the fry loose from the egg case after a few days of development (Ref. 12251). Female attaches the offspring at the ceiling of caves (Ref. 47893).
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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=0.01995 (0.00922 - 0.04317), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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