Dolphin cichlid (Krobia itanyi)

Scientific name: Krobia itanyi Puyo, 1943

Dolphin cichlid (Krobia itanyi)

The Dolphin cichlid (Krobia itanyi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. Native range: South America, Marowijne River drainage in Suriname and French Guiana.

Biology

Like all species of the genus, it is abundant in small, slow-flowing, shallow creeks with rocky-silty bottom. Occurs together with Guianacar owroewefi, Pyrrhulina filamentosa, Cyphocharax spilurus, Hemigrammus guyanensis and Heptapterus longior. Feeds on small crustaceans and insect larvae. Males are a little bigger and more colorful than females; they have elongated anal, dorsal and ventral fins, the latter exceeding the origin of the anal fins. The parents clean the flat stone where about 500 eggs will be spawned. Parents show a marked territorial behavior during this the spawning period.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Krobia itanyi
Family
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Marowijne River drainage in Suriname and French Guiana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

More south & central american cichlids

See all south & central american cichlids

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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