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Aequidens tetramerus

(Saddleback acara)

Overview

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Family : Cichlids ; 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 [1]. 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 [2]. Maximum length 25 cm TL [3].

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Carib:

Miso

Common Names in Creole, English:

Kokko, Manja koko

Common Names in Creole, French:

Prapra

Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, English:

Agoudédé, Agudédé, Kokko, Manja koko, Owroewefi

Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:

Agoudédé, Agudédé, Kokko, Manja Koko, Owroewefi, Prapra

Common Names in Danish:

Saddelcichlide

Common Names in Djuka:

Agoud, Agoudédé, Agud, Agudédé

Common Names in English:

Kokko, Manja koko, saddle cichlid, Saddleback acara

Common Names in Finnish:

Satulakirjoahven

Common Names in French:

Acara vert

Common Names in Galibi:

Miso

Common Names in German:

Gr, Grünglanzbuntbarsch

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

鞍斑宝丽鱼, 鞍斑寶麗魚

Common Names in Oyampi:

Akala sonwin, Akalal sonwii

Common Names in Portuguese:

Acar, Acará pixuna, Acará-cuaima, Acará-pixuna, Acará-tonto, Acaracuima, Acaradola, Car, Carà

Common Names in S. American Indian:

Akala sonwin, Akalal sonwii, Awalipa, Krobia, Talepuru

Common Names in Saramaccan:

Krobia, Owroewefi

Common Names in Spanish:

Vieja

Common Names in Wayana:

Awalipa, Talepuru

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 833 meters (0 to 2,733 feet).[4]

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Acara tetramerus • Acara tetramerus Heckel • Acara tetramerus Heckel, 1840 • Acaronia trimaculata Allen • Aequidens stollei Miranda Ribeiro • Aequidens tetramerus • Chromys uniocellata Castelnau

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 15-Feb-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Aequidens

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. awani (Golden Acara) · A. diadema (Doublespot Acara) · A. duopunctata (Doublespot Acara) · A. latifrons (Blue Cichlid) · A. mariae (Keyhole Cichlid) · A. metae (Yellow Acara) · A. pallidus (Doublelined Tongue-Sole) · A. plagiozonatus (Green Coscarob) · Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Black Acara) · A. pulcher (Goldie Rivier Mullet) · A. rivulatus (Green Swordtail) · A. sapayensis (Sapayo Cichlid) · A. tetramerus (Saddleback Acara) · A. viridis (Golden Acara)

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Boujard, T., M. Pascal, J.F. Meunier and P.Y. Le Bail (1997). Poissons de Guyane. Guide écologique de l'Approuague et de la réserve des Nouragues. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, 219 p. [back]
  2. Keith, P., O.-Y. Le Bail and P. Planquette (2000). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane (tome 2, fascicule I). Publications scientifiques du M.N.H.N, Paris, 286 p. [back]
  3. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991). Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. [back]
  4. Mean = 186.350 meters (611.385 feet), Standard Deviation = 162.150 based on 188 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012