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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Dicrossus: Greek, di = two + Greek, krossoi = tassel (Ref. 45335); warzeli: Named for Frank Martin Warzel, a skilled German aquarist who collected the type specimens and who first imported the species from the Rio Tapajos to Germany, as well as observed its behaviour, including reproduction in the filed and in the aquarium..

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: endemic to the Tapajos River, Amazon River system in Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85095); 3.5 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Can be distinguished easily by its three longitudinal rows of dark grey to blackish, horizontally elongate, dash-like spots on the sides of the body; and caudal fin spatulate in adult males. Exhibits clear sexual size and color dimorphism (Ref. 85095).

Inhabits exclusively clear-water rivers. Juveniles measuring about 2.0 cm SL occur in small brooks with sandy bottoms and patches of leaf litter. Observed searching the bottom substrate for small invertebrates and detritus by picking up and turning the leaves. Collected only in very soft water (no detectable hardness) with high acidity, pH value mostly less than 4 (Ref. 85095).

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Römer, U., I.J. Hahn and P.M. Vergara, 2010. Description of Discrossus foirni sp. n. and Dicrossus warzeli sp. n. (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae), two new cichlid species from the Rio Negro and the Rio Tapajós, Amazon drainage, Brazil. Verteb. Zool. 60(2):123-138. (Ref. 85095)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00283 - 0.01852), b=3.13 (2.91 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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