Description

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Common Names

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Rødorange dværgcichlide , Danish , Denmark

Punakääpiöahven , Finnish , Finland

Schwarzkehl-Zwergbuntbarsch , German , Germany

維傑隱帶麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

维杰隐带丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Viejita , Spanish , Colombia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Apistogramma

Species: Apistogramma viejita Kullander, 1979

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: upper Meta River basin of the Orinoco River basin, Colombia.

Biology

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Males practice harem spawning when there is an excess of females around (Ref. 12251). Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 47893).

Habitat

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benthopelagic