Biology:Apistogrammoides

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Apistogrammoides
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Apistogrammoides
Meinken, 1965
Species:
A. pucallpaensis
Binomial name
Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis
Meinken, 1965

Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis is a South American dwarf cichlid that reaches up to 2.7 cm (1.1 in) in standard length.[1] This fish is found in the western Amazon basin, including the systems of the lower Ucayali, lower Japurá and upper Amazon River, in Peru, Colombia and Brazil . It typically lives among leaf litter or floating plants in water with little or no current.[2] It is the only known member of the genus Apistogrammoides, but it is closely related to Apistogramma.[3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  2. Cavalcante de Oliveira, J., J. Alves de Oliveira, and D.P.C. Rossato (2019). First record of Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis Meinken, 1965 (Perciformes, Cichlidae) for Brazil, in addition to fecundity information. Acta Limnol. Bras. 31. doi:10.1590/s2179-975x4218
  3. López-Fernández, H., R.L. Honeycutt, M.L.J. Stiassny, and K.O. Winemiller (2005). Morphology, molecules, and character congruence in the phylogeny of South American geophagine cichlids (Perciformes, Labroidei). Zoologica Scripta 34(6): 627–651. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00209.x

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