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Life Cycle

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Parents care for (up to 200) eggs and larvae (Ref. 40602).
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects.
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Biology

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Occurs in clear streams with a pH of 6.8 (Ref. 12251). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020), but needs plants as supplement (Ref. 40602).
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Importance

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fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
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Uaru amphiacanthoides

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Uaru amphiacanthoides, the uaru or triangle cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to South America where it occurs in clear streams of the Amazon Basin. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL. It is also of importance as a food fish for native peoples and can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

See also

References

  • Heckel JJ (1840) Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden). Annalen des Wierner Museums der Natrugeschichte v. 2: 325-471, Pls. 29-30.
  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Uaru amphiacanthoides" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Uaru amphiacanthoides: Brief Summary

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Uaru amphiacanthoides, the uaru or triangle cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to South America where it occurs in clear streams of the Amazon Basin. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL. It is also of importance as a food fish for native peoples and can be found in the aquarium trade.

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