Apistogramma cruzi Kullander, 1986

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma cruzi Kullander, 1986

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • South America: Amazon River basin, in the Napo River drainage of Peru and Ecuador and the Putumayo and Caquetá River drainages of Colombia.
  • Biology


    Inhabit slightly turbid, colorless water (Ref. 9088). Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 47893).

    Habitat


    benthopelagic