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Cleithracara maronii in Trinidad and Tobago
Keyhole cichlid

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Cleithracara maronii   (Steindachner, 1881)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Cichlasomatinae			picture (Clmar_u0.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Keyhole cichlid
Max. size:	7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 20
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 25°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: highly commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Trinidad (impersistent), Orinoco River basin (delta), rivers from Barima River (Guyana) to Ouanary River (French Guiana).
Biology:	Inhabits small creeks in the coastal zone, which have clear water and little current (Ref. 7020) and is rich in decaying wood (Ref. 35237). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). When faced with danger, this fearful species fix itself against a log adapting its color pattern to the substrate. Parents take care of the spawned eggs, numbering about 400, which are laid down on a flat stone (Ref. 35237)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Kullander, S.O. and H. Nijssen. 1989. (Ref. 26372)
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Trinidad and Tobago country information
Common names:	Keyhole cichlid		Ref:  Kenny, J.S., 1995
Status:	native		Ref:  Kullander, S.O., 2003
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known for several years from the St. Hill River at Buenos Ayres, west of Erin but it is now probably extirpated (Ref. 11225).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/td.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kullander, S.O. and H. Nijssen, 1989
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	Checked:  Kullander, Sven O.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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