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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Jumbie teta

Ancistrus maracasae Fowler, 1946
Max Length
10 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Facultative or obligate air-breathing ; Found in free-flowing, clear-water streams to very turbid, stagnant waters. This species is a hebivore/detrivore fish. The males guard sticky egg mass deposited on hard substrates .

Scientific Name
Ancistrus maracasae
Authority
Fowler, 1946
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
10 cm
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Jumbie teta is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Jumbie teta is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical Central America: Trinidad and Tobago.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01479 × L2.98 (TL)
Max TL
10cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fowler, 1946

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