Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Osmeriformes
Heterodontiformes
Myliobatiformes
Carangiformes
Hexanchiformes
Gymnotiformes
Alepocephaliformes
Blenniiformes
Gonorynchiformes
Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Anguilliformes
Batrachoidiformes
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Acipenseriformes
Characiformes
Callionymiformes
Beloniformes
Pleuronectiformes
Perciformes/Percoidei
Elopiformes
Cypriniformes
Centrarchiformes
Dactylopteriformes
Mugiliformes
Myxiniformes
Carcharhiniformes
Synbranchiformes
Ovalentaria/misc
Rhinopristiformes

Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)

Climate Zone

Subtropical

Location

South America: Paraguay River basin and along the lower Paraná River in Argentina

Biology

Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539). Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 1672).

Habitat

benthopelagic