Guide inFish marketed in Monte Alegre
Jacundá
Crenicichla inpa
Ploeg, 1991
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Family:Cichlid
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Popular Names: Ladybird.
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Size: Small size, can reach up to 18.4 cm.
Biology
It makes up the group of main predators in many streams in South America, it feeds on a variety of prey, including fish, micro and macrocrustaceans, invertebrates, shrimp, molluscs. A curious fact is that, apparently, different species of this group that co-inhabit, tend to share food resources.
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Morphology
Pointed snout with wide mouth. Maxilla extending below orbit. Dorsal spines gradually increasing. Spot in a round shape, surrounded by a ring of light, located above the base of the caudal fin. The species of Crenicichla present great morphological variation, this is evidenced in the taxonomic problematic that permeates this group.
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Habitat
Lotic environments, with sandbanks, rocks or foliage, and may also occur in lakes. Optimal temperature range between 26 to 29 °C and pH from 6.5 to 7.5.
Geographic distribution
It is recorded over a wide area of the Amazon River basin in Brazil.
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potential for cultivation
Jacundás are species appreciated in aquarism, they have quite variable behavior, but with a strong tendency to be aggressive, drawing the attention of jumbo aquarists (term used for the hobby that consists of the ornamental cultivation of large fish).