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Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the Heroini tribe.
Tribe; macacuensis: The specific name is from 'macacuensis', in reference to the river basin where the new species was collected.
More on authors: Ottoni & Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Distribución
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South America: Rio Macacu basin, Cachoeiras de Macacu and Guapimirim in southeastern Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 79631)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 16; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Espinas anales: 7 - 8; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9; Vértebra: 26. Distinguished from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: caudal vertebrae 12; absence of mark on side of head; dorsal-fin spines 16; dorsal-fin rays 10-11; anal-fin rays 8-9; rib pairs 10-11; snout not robust; 24-25 proximal radials on dorsal-fin base; 13 proximal radials on anal-fin base; absence of depression on head; pre-orbital depth 62.2-65.3% HL; interorbital width 37.2-41.1% HL; wide ectopterygoid; arms of epibranchial 2 with two long tubular processes; arm of epibranchial 1long; body depth 46.6-49.8% SL; ; last anal-fin spine length 13.8-16.5% SL; and posterior arm of trunk vertical bar 7 wider than the anterior one (Ref. 79631).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ottoni, F.P. and W.J.E.M. Costa, 2008. Taxonomic revision of the genus Australoheros Rican & Kullander, 2006 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with descriptions of nine new species from southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 58(2):207-232. (Ref. 79631)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00659 - 0.02894), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).