dcsimg

Diagnostic Description

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Description: moderately deep-bodied; head relatively large; snout somewhat elongated compared to its congeners; frontal profile straight to slightly rounded; caudal fin subtruncate to truncate (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body pale brown in both sexes; males can have a more bluish snout and more yellowish flanks; additionally, some body scales can have red margins; some reddish maculae may be present in dorsal, caudal and anal fins of males, along with some orange egg spots in anal fin (Ref. 52307).
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Tobias Musschoot
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Life Cycle

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Mouthbrooding by females.
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Rainer Froese
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Biology

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Prefers sandy habitats with vegetation (Ref. 7248, 52307).
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Guy Teugels
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Importance

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fisheries:
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