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Common names: Acará roi roi, Acará tinga, Acará-papa-terra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River (Ref. 36377). Widespread in Brazilian waters, including the rivers Tefe and Trombetas (Ref. 12251). Found in fish markets in Santarém (Ref. 12202).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
National Database:

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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Geophagus: Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phagein = to eat (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.

Issue
Redescription in Kullander (1986: 122), with bibliography, description, diagnosis, distribution, and illustration.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical

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South America: Amazon River basin, in the Ucayali River drainage of Peru, and along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 115169); 26.6 cm (female); poids max. publié: 562.00 g (Ref. 115169); poids max. publié: 562.00 g

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Male and female are mouthbrooding.

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborateurs

Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 November 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.01289 - 0.03386), b=3.03 (2.90 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 2.3 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)