Nannacara adoketa

Nannacara adoketa Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Nannacara: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Kullander & Prada-Pedreros.

Issue
Placed in Ivanacara in the aquarist community but needs scientific confirmation.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 4.5 - 6.0; dH range: 5 - 10. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)

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South America: Amazon River basin, in the middle Negro River basin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from a small stream in inundable forest. Surface water temperature was 24°C, dissolved oxygen 1.8 mg/l and maximum depth was 28 cm. Maximum length 10 cm TL (Ref. 40602).

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Amber-colored 200-300 eggs are deposited on roots; both parents guard the eggs and larvae (Ref. 40602).

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Kullander, S.O. and S. Prada-Pedreros, 1993. Nannacara adoketa, a new species of ciclid fish from the Rio Negro in Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(4):357-366. (Ref. 26678)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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