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Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845)

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Distribution: coastal streams of the Guiana Shield and Amazon basin – Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname.

Submitted by
Eleonora Pasquariello
GPS
-27.2708073, 140.1818085
Geographical region
Oceania
Drainage Basin
Lake Eyre
River catchment
Cooper Creek
Water body type
Lake
Water body name
Congie Lake
Water body part
Open water
Water body course
Water body: tributary of
Wetland
Tributary name
Malkumba-Coongie Lakes
Type locality
Syntypes: Western Australia [possibly in error].
Conservation status/IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated (NE)

Water Chemistry

Water information

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Water color
Water transparency
Concentration of sediments
Water temperature
°C
Water flow/curent

Chemical parameters

pH
Conductivity
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Biology

Standard length
cm
Water volume (min. aquarium)
l
Social behaviour
Behaviour description
Aggression grade
Peacefull
Activity
Day active
Sexual dimorphism
Nutrition in Nature

Reproduction

Breeding tank set-up
Nutrition parents
Mating type
Spawning behaviour
Breeding habits
Hatching period
Number of eggs in average
Parental care
Fry number
Nutrition fry
Notes on reproduction

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