Australoheros Montanus

📖 Overview

Australoheros Montanus (Australoheros montanus), first described by Ottoni, 2012 is a small fish in the family Cichlidae (order Cichliformes). Adults typically reach 10.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Cichlidae kept in the hobby.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 26. Can be diagnosed from species of the A. facetus, A. forquilha, A. kaaygua and A. scitulus species groups, and from A. acaroides, A. ykeregua, A. angiru and A. taura by having 12 caudal vertebrae (vs. 13 - 15) and 14 precaudal vertebrae (vs. 12 - 13); from species of the A. facetus, A. forquilha and A. kaaygua species groups by having three abdominal bars in all stages of life (vs. always four abdominal bars in juveniles, and adults with three bars in about 50% and four in about 50% of all specimens examined); from A. perdi by having 26 total vertebrae (vs. 25); from A. ykeregua by the absence of dark marks on the suborbital region (vs. presence); from A. agiru by having a conspicuous rounded caudal-fin base spot (vs. spot very narrow or absent); from all its congeners of the A. autrani species group (except A. macacuensis) by having posterior arm of trunk bar 7 wider than anterior one (vs. arms with the same width) from A. autrani, A. capixaba, A. macacuensis, A. macaensis, A. saquarema and A. ribeirae by having a complete red bar on posterior margin of caudal fin (vs. absence of red regions on caudal fin in A. autrani, A. capixaba, A. macacuensis, A. macaensis, A. saquarema and A. ribeirae; and two red regions on posterior margin of caudal-fin, one dorsal corner and other ventral corner in A. robustus and A. paraibae); from A. saquarema, A. muriae, A. robustus, A. barbosae, A. macacuensis, A. ipatinguensis, A. paraibae and A. ribeirae by having a longer caudal pedulce (caudal pedulce length 10.1 - 11.9 % SL in A. montanus sp. n. vs. 6.6 - 8.0% SL in A. ipatinguensis, 6.7 - 9.0% SL in A. saquarema, 5.1 - 7.9% SL in A. macacuensis, 5.5 - 8.7% SL in A. barbosae, 7.1 - 8.9% SL in A. muriae, 6.4 - 8.1% SL in A. paraibae, 7.4 - 9.2% SL in A. robustus and 6.6 - 9.1 % SL in A. ribeirae); from A. macaensis and A. saquarema by not having depression on snout (vs. depression on snout present in specimens above 30.0 mm SL, just above eyes); from A. macacuensis by having fewer teeth along posterior margin of ceratobranchial 5 (22 - 24 vs. 25 - 29); from A. macacuensis, A. macaensis and A. autrani by having trunk bars usually forked ventrally (vs. never forked ventrally); from A. mattosi by having anal-fin base squamation beginning at the sixth anal-fin spine (vs. anal-fin base squamation beginning at the third anal-fin spine); from A. tavaresi by having mouth isognathous (vs. prognathous) .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Australoheros Montanus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Australoheros Montanus.

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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