Description

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Anal spines: 3. Aequidens is very similar to Geophagus but is differentiated by the number of spines on the anal fin and the lacks of a lobule on the first branchial arch found in Geophagus; live specimens olive green, with eight obscure transverse bands on the body; numerous bright bluish-green lines on the cheek; males are more colorful and grow bigger than females; males blue in color during the reproductive season (Ref. 26543).

Common Names

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Blå acara , Danish , Denmark

Blue acara , English , Australia

Blue acara , English , Philippines

Blue acara , English , USA

Blue acara , English , Global

Blue coscarob , English , Trinidad Tobago

Green coscarob , English , Trinidad Tobago

Pulcher , English , Australia

Sinilaik-helmesahven , Estonian , Estonia

Sinilaik-kiriahven , Estonian , Estonia

Sinikirjoahven , Finnish , Finland

Blaupunktbuntbarsch , German , Germany

美宝丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

美寶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

蓝宝丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

藍寶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Akara blekitna , Polish , Poland

Acará-azul , Portuguese , Brazil

Cocoroba , Spanish , Venezuela

Mojarra azul , Spanish , Colombia

Blå Cichlid , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Andinoacara

Species: Andinoacara pulcher (Gill, 1858)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Central and South America: Trinidad and Venezuela.

Biology

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Inhabits turbid standing waters as well as clear free flowing streams (Ref. 11225). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Reproduces in captivity (Ref. 26543). Both parents guard the eggs and larvae (Ref. 7020). Has been used to control mosquito larvae (Ref. 40602). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 100 cm (Ref. 51539).

Habitat

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benthopelagic