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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; muriae: Named 'muriae' in allusion to the river basin where the new species was collected..
More on authors: Ottoni & Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Muriaé basin, rio Paraíba do Sul basin in southeastern Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79631)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 6 - 8; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 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 15; dorsal-fin rays 11-12; anal-fin rays 9-10; pectoral-fin rays 14-15; 24-25 proximal radials on dorsal-fin base; caudal peduncle length 10.2-11.9% SL: scales in longitudinal row 27-29; wide ectopterygoid; arms of epibranchial 2 with two long tubular processes; arm of epibranchial 1 long; arms of vertical trunk bar 7 with the same width; absence of depression on head; and snout not robust (Ref. 79631).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).