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Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840)

Description

Common Names

  • Kokko , Creole, English , Suriname
  • Manja koko , Creole, English , Suriname
  • Prapra , Creole, French , French Guiana
  • Saddelcichlide , Danish , Denmark
  • Agoudédé , Djuka (Boni) , French Guiana
  • Agudédé , Djuka (Boni) , French Guiana
  • Saddle cichlid , English , USA
  • Saddleback acara , English , USA
  • Satulakirjoahven , Finnish , Finland
  • Acara vert , French , France
  • Miso , Galibi , French Guiana
  • Grünglanzbuntbarsch , German , Germany
  • 鞍斑宝丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 鞍斑寶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Akala sonwin , Oyampi , French Guiana
  • Akalal sonwii , Oyampi , French Guiana
  • Acará pixuna , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Acará-cuaima , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Acará-pixuna , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Acará-tonto , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Acaracuima , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Acaradola , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Carà , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Acará , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Acará dola , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Acarácuíma , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Acarra miri , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Krobia , Saramaccan , French Guiana
  • Owroewefi , Saramaccan , French Guiana
  • Vieja , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Awalipa , Wayana , French Guiana
  • Talepuru , Wayana , French Guiana

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Aequidens

    Species: Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: widely distributed in the Amazon River basin in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and Bolivia. Also in the Tocantins and Parnaíba rivers, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela and Colombia.

    • Biology

    One of the most colorful species of the genus, especially during its reproductive period. Frequently occurs in zones with little current and over a substrate covered with vegetal debris (Ref. 27188). Caught frequently but not abundantly in most varied biotopes- in small creeks and flooded zones with clear, shallow and slow flowing water. Feeds primarily on insects, secondarily on fishes and plants. Very territorial. During reproduction, males attain a deeper coloration. About 1,000 eggs are released during spawning. Spawning takes place on stone or wood. Parents take care of juveniles (Ref. 35237). Maximum length 25 cm TL (Ref. 1672).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic