Cichla Intermedia
📖 Overview
Often captured near submerged rocks or woody structure in the primary river channel within or near swift current. Diurnal piscivore. Feeds mainly on fish .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Diagnosis: Juveniles have an uninterrupted dark band along middle of side, young and adults are uniquely distinguished among species of Cichla by the color pattern with lateral band transformed to row of irregular dark blotches and six or seven narrow dark vertical bars across side below dorsal fin (corresponding in position to bars 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, additional bar below end of soft dorsal in base, and occasionally one anteriorly on caudal peduncle). The adults with several small black blotches posterior to the orbit and on gill cover. All sizes with no light spots on the side (vs. present in most other species of Cichla). Lateral line almost always continuous; scales in E1 row 96-108 .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cichla Intermedia is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Cichla Intermedia is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Cichla Intermedia is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Orinoco River basin, tributaries of the Orinoco River, and the Casiquiare River in Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
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📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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