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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; 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.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36377); 5.0 cm TL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00926 - 0.04297), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).