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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the heroini tribe. tribe; kaaygua: Named for the Ka'a?gua people (Guaraní group) who, in the 16th century, refused the domination of Jesuit Missions.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: Argentina.and Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 5-6; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 26. Differs from all species of the genus by the following combination of characters: 5-6 anal-fin spines; 6-7 branched anal-fin rays; caudal peduncle length 8.9-11.8% of SL; lips not thickened; in preserved specimens lateral band formed by two series of scales, each scale bears a dark spot in the centrum, between both scales there is a light narrow area; dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and opercle without dark spots (Ref. 57794).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Casciotta, J.R., A.E. Almirón and S.E. Gómez, 2006. A new species of Australoheros (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the río Iguazú basin, Argentina. Zool. Abhand. Dresden 55:77-83. (Ref. 57794)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Australoheros kaaygua Casciotta, Almirón & Gómez, 2006