Mesonauta insignis
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Mesonauta
Mesonauta insignis
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Negro River drainage in Brazil; Orinoco River basin, along the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams, mangroves.
Biology
In lakes and swamps; locally consumed, smoked (Ref. 40602). Maximum length 20 cm TL (Ref. 13614).
Max length: 12.4 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-11-20. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial.
References
Kullander, S.O. (2003) Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Stawikowski, R. and U. Werner (1998) Die Buntbarsche Amerikas, Band 1. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany, 540 p.
Hercos, A.P., A.C. Prado-Villdares, J.M. del Favero, N.A. Zuchi, T.F. Teixeira, F.E.A. Albuquerque and H.L. de Queiroz (2021) Length-weight relationships of ornamental fish species from Amanã Lake, Amanã Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 2021:1-4. DOI: 10.1111/jai.14217
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