Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: ? - 12. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Amazon, Paraná-Paraguay and São Francisco River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130067); common length : 28.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56003)
Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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