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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Eponymy: Dr Carl Ternetz (1870–1928) was a Swiss-born ichthyologist and naturalist who first collected near Basel (1892) and subsequently collected in South America over a period of more than thirty years (from c. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Oyapock River drainage in French Guiana and Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35237)
Rheophilic species living in the zones of rapids where it finds shelter against back currents. The water is shallow with bright illumination. In the same biotope, Lasiancistrus longispinis, L. brevispinis, Ctenoloricaria fowleri, Bryconops cyrtogaster and Astyanax leopoldi (Ref. 35237).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Varella, H.R., S.O. Kullander, N.A. Menezes, C. Oliveira and H. Lopez-Fernandez, 2023. Revision of the generic classification of pike cichlids using an integrative phylogenetic approach (Cichlidae: tribe Geophagini; subtribe Crenicichlina). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(4):982-1034[1-43]. (Ref. 131257)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00310 - 0.02339), b=3.09 (2.85 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).