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Apistogramma macmasteri Kullander, 1979

Description

Common Names

  • Macmasters dværgcichlide , Danish , Denmark
  • Rubiinikääpiöahven , Finnish , Finland
  • Villacencio-Zwergbuntbarsch , German , Germany
  • 麥氏隱帶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 麦氏隐带丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Apistogramma

    Species: Apistogramma macmasteri Kullander, 1979

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: upper Meta River drainage (Guaytiquía and Metica rivers), Orinoco River basin in Colombia.

    • Biology

    Maximum length is 7.0 cm TL (Ref. 36377). Aquarium keeping: several females for one male; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539). The eggs are attached to the ceiling of caves, female cares for eggs and larvae (Ref. 47893).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic