Description

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Common Names

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Prapra , Creole, French , French Guiana

Gosses dværgcichlide , Danish , Denmark

Ruskokääpiöahven , Finnish , Finland

Cichlidé nain de Gosse , French , France

戈斯氏隐带丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

戈斯氏隱帶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Akala tuan , Oyampi , French Guiana

Pikien krobia , Saramaccan , French Guiana

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma gossei Kullander, 1982

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Oyapock River drainage in French Guiana and Brazil; Approuague River drainage in French Guiana.

Biology

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Maximum length is 7.0 cm TL (Ref. 12251). Males are generally larger than females (60 cm vs. 40 cm) and have more filamentous fins and deeper coloration during reproduction (Ref. 12251). Females take care of the spawned eggs and the juveniles (Ref. 12251).

Habitat

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benthopelagic