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Etymology: Darienheros: Named for the Darién area between Panamá and Colombia in combination with the old cichlid genus name Heros (meaning hero); the name Darién originates from the language spoken by the indigenous Cueva, an Indian tribe that lived in the Darién region of eastern Panamá and that were destroyed by the conquistadores during the 16th century (Romoli, 1987); the genus name is to be understood as the hero of the Darién..
More on authors: Meek & Hildebrand.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 15 - ?. Tropical; 27°C - 32°C (Ref. 7335)

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Central America: Pacific slope of Panama.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)

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Distinguished by its apomorphic character combination of thick lips, long preorbital distance, eye positioned relatively high on head and slightly inferior mouth; no frenum in the lower lip; no vertical bars dissolved into the irregular pattern of blotches in adults and by lacking divisions of vertical bars three or four; 13 abdominal vertebrae, with only one pterygiophore anteriorly from the first haemal spine; A VI; second lower lip small; anteroventral palatine wing not reduced and the median palatovomerine ligament not exposed (Ref. 114771).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Říčan, O., L. Piálek, K. Dragová and J. Novák, 2016. Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Verteb. Zool. 66(1):1-102. (Ref. 114771)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 02 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00706 - 0.03245), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).

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