Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. This species is moderately elongate (depth 33.1-37.6%, head length 33.4-37.8% of SL); D XV-XVI,5-6; A III,5.i or IV,5-6 (usually 4 spines); gill rakers 1-2; lateral line rudimentary; a longitudinal dark lateral band, 2 (or 3) series of spots longitudinally on abdominal side, no midventral stripe; dorsal and caudal fin not modified in males up 2.6 cm with last dorsal spine length 11.7-15.5% of SL (Ref. 86503).

Common Names

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Luelings dværgcichlide , Danish , Denmark

Kultakääpiöahven , Finnish , Finland

Lülings Zwergbuntbarsch , German , Germany

利氏隐带丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

利氏隱帶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma luelingi Kullander, 1976

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon River basin, in the Madre de Dios and Mamoré River basins.

Biology

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Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves (Ref. 47893).

Habitat

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benthopelagic