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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Symphysodon: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Issue
Popular review in Kullander (1996).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 4.2 - 6.2; dH range: 0 - 1. Tropical; 26°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672); 1°S - 3°S
South America: Amazon River basin in Brazil, near the mouth of the Negro River, in the lower Abacaxis River, and in the lower Trombetas River.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36377)
Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter. Maximum length 20 cm TL (Ref. 7020).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Deposit several hundred eggs on stones or plants; both parents defend eggs and larvae; larvae feed on a skin mucus during their first few days.
Kullander, S.O., 1996. Eine weitere Übersicht der Diskusfische, Gattung Symphysodon Heckel. D. Aqu. U. Terr. Z., Sonderheft "Diskus". (Ref. 33249)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01189 - 0.06092), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.33 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 301 [91, 669] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.82, 3.10] mg/100g; Protein = 16.4 [13.8, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.39 [0.14, 1.19] g/100g; Selenium = 65 [24, 154] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.3 [13.2, 165.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.83 [1.45, 6.68] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.