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Bony fish

Threadfin Acara

Acarichthys heckelii

Also known as: Fairy Cichlid, Heckle's Acara, Heckles Cichlide, Heckel's Thread-finned Acara, Threadfin Cichlid, Threadfin Geophagus, Thread-finned Acara, Thread-finned Cichlid, Thread-finned Eartheater

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2023
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@west555wood · None, Canada · June 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, sometimes nesting in holes, in lowland river basins and flooded forests.
Widespread South America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Fins & Tail
filament fins
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, sometimes nesting in holes, in lowland river basins and flooded forests.

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Discussion 1

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1 comment

  • William Staelens· 14 Sept 2018

    They aren't mouthbrooders

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusAcarichthys
  7. speciesAcarichthys heckelii (Müller & Troschel, 1849)

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