Bigeye cichlid
📖 Overview
Collected from a small creek, quite sunny, with amber-colored water, slow current, muddy substrate and approximately 1 m in depth. Solitary. Feeds on shrimps, insect larvae of Odonata, Coleoptera and Hemiptera, as well as on fishes like cyprinodonts, characids. Males are bigger than females. Reproduction occurs during the rainy season. Found together with Pterophyllum scalare, Heros efasciatus, Hypselecara temporalis, and Mesonauta guyanae . Maximum length 25 cm TL .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
colored water, slow current, muddy substrate and approximately 1 m in depth.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bigeye cichlid is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bigeye cichlid is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn on horizontal surface. Female tends eggs and male defends territory .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 12 - 15. Tropical; 25°C - 28°C South America: Amazonas lowlands in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia, Bolivian Amazon basin, middle and lower Negro River, Branco River, also Amapá (Brazil), the Oyapock drainage in French Guiana, and the Essequibo drainage in Guyana.
🌿 Ecology
shrimps, insect larvae of Odonata, Coleoptera and Hemiptera, as well as on fishes like cyprinodonts,
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 14 records indexed .
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