Ecuador country information

Common names: Vieja
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Esmeraldas River (Ref. 36377).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kullander, S.O., 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

绿宝丽鱼, Vieja azul, Vieja, ... more

Main reference

Wijkmark, N., S.O. Kullander and R.E. Barriga Salazar. 2012. (Ref. 93151)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 25

Climate / Range

Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672), preferred ?; 1°S - 2°S

Distribution

South America: Pacific slope from the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador to the Tumbes River in Peru.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

In small and larger coastal streams (Ref. 6329). Females care for the eggs and larvae while males defend the territory (Ref. 40602).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=600)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860)