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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Symphysodon: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Issue
Popular review in Kullander (1996).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 4.2 - 6.2; dH range: ? - 1. Tropical; 26°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672); 1°S - 3°S
South America: Amazon River basin in Brazil, near the mouth of the Negro River, in the lower Abacaxis River, and in the lower Trombetas River.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36377)
Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter. Maximum length 20 cm TL (Ref. 7020).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Deposit several hundred eggs on stones or plants; both parents defend eggs and larvae; larvae feed on a skin mucus during their first few days.
Kullander, S.O., 1996. Eine weitere Übersicht der Diskusfische, Gattung Symphysodon Heckel. D. Aqu. U. Terr. Z., Sonderheft "Diskus". (Ref. 33249)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02692 (0.01216 - 0.05956), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.33 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 301 [91, 669] mg/100g; Iron = 1.55 [0.82, 3.10] mg/100g; Protein = 16.4 [13.8, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.39 [0.14, 1.19] g/100g; Selenium = 65 [24, 154] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.3 [13.2, 165.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.83 [1.45, 6.68] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.