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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Mazarunia: Taken from river Mazaruni; local habitat of this fish (Ref. 45335); mazarunii: Named after the river Mazaruni, where the type series was collected.
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to the Mazaruni river system in Guyana. This is a toponym referring to the Mazaruni river system in Guyana. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kullander.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 5.8 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 8. Tropical; 20°C - 30°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: Essequibo River drainage, in the upper Mazaruni River near Kamarang, Guyana.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26742)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 17; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 7 - 8; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 8; Vértebra: 26. Distinguished from all other cichlids by its color pattern and its short, low vertical fins. Presence of a series of 8 dark vertical markings, the anteriormost through the eye, the fourth from anteriormost bearing a large midlateral blotch; the fins are immaculate (Ref. 26742).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Both parents tend the clutch. Larvae are often deposited in little holes in the roots.
Kullander, S.O., 1990. Mazarunia mazarunii (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new genus and species from Guyana, South America. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 1(1):3-14. (Ref. 26742)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02951 (0.01298 - 0.06710), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tm<1). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |