Bigeye cichlid
Acaronia nassa
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A cichlid from the Amazon basin and the Oyapock and Essequibo basins that reaches 25 centimetres. The male is larger than the female.
- Scientific name
- Acaronia nassa
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Acara cognatus, Acara nassa, Acara unicolor, Apistogramma ambloplitoides, Centrarchus rostratus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 12–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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