Classification / Names
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Etymology: Laetacara: Latin, laetus = happy + tupí, guaraní acará = a name of a fish (Ref. 45335); araguaiae: Named for Araguaia, the river basin where the species was found.
More on authors: Ottoni & Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Rio Verde, rio Araguaia basin in central Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 80972)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 14 - 15; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7 - 8; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 9; Vertebre: 24. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus by having the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin rays 7-8; narrow ectopterygoid; head depth 80.0-88.7 % mm HL; snout length 26.7-32.2 % mm HL; scales on longitudinal series 23-25; no spot on dorsal-fin; cycloid scales on the head sides; presence of a caudal-fin base spot; total vertebrae 24; scales on the upper the lateral line 12-14; scales on the lower lateral line 6-8; and absence of a dark dot at the edge of each scale on the midlateral portion of the flank (Ref. 80972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Ottoni, F.P. and W.J.E.M Costa, 2009. Description of a new species of Laetacara Kullander, 1986 from central Brazil and re-description of Laetacara dorsigera (Heckel, 1840) (Labroidei: Cichlidae: Cichlasomatinae). Vertebr. Zool. 59(1):41-48. (Ref. 80972)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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