Description

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Common Names

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Højfinnet dværgcichlide , Danish , Denmark

Purjekääpiöahven , Finnish , Finland

霍氏隐带丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

霍氏隱帶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mochoroca , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma hoignei Meinken, 1965

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Orinoco River basin, in the Portuguesa, Aracua, and lower Caura River drainages, and along the mainstream of the lower Orinoco River to Barrancas.

Biology

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Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 47893).

Habitat

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benthopelagic