Description

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Common Names

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Panda-dværgcichlide , Danish , Denmark

Nijesseni apistogramm , Estonian , Estonia

Panda-kääbuskiriahven , Estonian , Estonia

Pandakääpiöahven , Finnish , Finland

Panda-Zwergbuntbarsch , German , Germany

尼氏隐带丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尼氏隱帶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pandacichlid , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma nijsseni Kullander, 1979

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon River basin, in the Carahuayte River drainage, a tributary to the Ucayali River.

Biology

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In black-water creeks among vegetation (Ref. 42573). Female guards eggs in nest; male and female guard larvae (Ref. 42573).

Habitat

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benthopelagic