Overview
Family : Cichlids ; Inhabits small creeks in the coastal zone , which have clear water and little current [1] and is rich in decaying wood [2]. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). When faced with danger, this fearful species fix itself against a log adapting its color pattern to the substrate. Parents take care of the spawned eggs , numbering about 400, which are laid down on a flat stone [2].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Carib:
Pakawété boko olékopo
Common Names in Creole, French:
Prapra
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, English:
Agudédé, Awifi, Kolobia, Owroe wefi
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:
Agudédé, Awifi, Kolobia, Owroe Wefi, Prapra
Common Names in Danish:
Nøglehulcichlide
Common Names in Djuka:
Agud, Agudédé, Awifi, Kolobia
Common Names in English:
Key Worm Eel, Keyhole, Keyhole Angelfish, Keyhole cichlid
Common Names in Finnish:
Avainkirjoahven
Common Names in French:
Acara maroni
Common Names in Galibi:
Pakaw, Pakawété boko olékopo
Common Names in German:
Maronibuntbarsch, Schl, Schlüssellochbuntbarsch
Common Names in Oyampi:
Akala sonwin
Common Names in Polish:
Akara maronska
Common Names in Portuguese:
Acar, Acara
Common Names in S. American Indian:
Akala sonwin, Awalipa, Krobia
Common Names in Saramaccan:
Krobia, Owroe wefi
Common Names in Swedish:
Nyckelh, Nyckelhålscichlid
Common Names in Wayana:
Awalipa
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 212 meters (0 to 696 feet).[3]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Labroidei
()
- Family:
Cichlidae
()
- Genus:
Cleithracara
()
- Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Specific name:
maronii
- Scientific name: - Cleithracara maronii (Steindachner, 1881)
- Specific name:
maronii
- Genus:
Cleithracara
(
- Family:
Cichlidae
(
- Suborder:
Labroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Acara maronii Steindachner • Acara maronii Steindachner, 1882 • Aequidens maronii (Steindachner • Cleithracara maroni • Cleithracara maroni (Steindachner • Cleithracara maroni (Steindachner, 1881) • Cleithracara maronii
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Steindachner, F. Über eine neue Pythonart (Python
Breitensteini) aus Borneo. Sitz. Ber. Kais. Akad. Wiss.,Wien,
Abt.1, 82: 267-268 [1880], 1881.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 05-Dec-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cleithracara
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. maronii (Keyhole Angelfish)
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Further Reading
- Boujard, T. (1992). Space-time organization of riverine fish communities in French Guiana. Environ. Biol. Fish. 34: 235-246.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- Kullander, S.O. (2003). Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
- Kullander, S.O. and H. Nijssen (1989). The cichlids of Surinam: Teleostei, Labroidei. E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. 256 p.
- Mills, D. and G. Vevers (1989). The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 pp.
- Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991). World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
- Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al. 1991. World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 243. ISBN: 0-913235-54-7.
- Steindachner, F. Über eine neue Pythonart (Python Breitensteini) aus Borneo. Sitz. Ber. Kais. Akad. Wiss.,Wien, Abt.1, 82: 267-268 [1880], 1881.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 124325
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-53699
- Fishbase Species ID: 11136
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 648188
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 107525
Footnotes
- Mills, D. and G. Vevers (1989). The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 pp. [back]
- 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]
- Mean = 88.680 meters (290.945 feet), Standard Deviation = 49.830 based on 75 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
