Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 13; Vertebrae: 24 - 26. Distinguished uniquely from all other congeners in having a prominent dark blotch around the ventral base of the pectoral fin, separate from a small dark spot at the dorsal base of the pectoral fin (Ref. 52483).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma alacrina Kullander, 2004

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic