Description

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Common Names

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Kaijakirjoahven , Finnish , Finland

Papageibuntbarsch , German , Germany

Acará paragaio , Portuguese , Brazil

Acarra , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Vieja , Spanish , Colombia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Hoplarchus

Species: Hoplarchus psittacus (Heckel, 1840)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabits rivers (Ref. 12251). Also found in swamps and lakes; feeds on aquatic insects and crustaceans during high water, also on fishes during low water seasons (Ref. 40602). Maximum length 35 cm TL (Ref. 2060).

Habitat

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benthopelagic