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Scientific Name Apistogramma elizabethae  Kullander, 1980
Common Name
Type Locality Affluent of Rio Uaupés at Trovao, about 20 kilometers from mouth of Uaupés, 0°02'N, 67°26'W, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Pronunciation ah-PISS-toe-grah-mah
Etymology The genus name is a combination of the Greek apisto, meaning 'meaning uncertain, inconstant, unstable, faithless', and gramme, meaning 'line', in reference to the variably-developed lateral line of these species. 
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Size 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the Uaupés River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Uaupes (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Feeding Apistogramma should be fed mainly on foods that reach the bottom third of the aquarium. Prepared foods include flakes and granules that sink. Live or frozen live foods such as bloodworm or brineshrimp are recommended for bringing pairs into breeding condition. User data.
Breeding If there is not a bonded pair, setting up a breeding tank with one male and several females should encourage breeding. Water in the breeding tank should be slightly acidic (6-6.5 pH) and soft, around 5 dh. A specific breeding surface is necessary, often an upturned, small, plant pot or similar will suffice.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bonner Zoologische Monographien No. 14, pp 103, Fig. 12
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Last Update 2014 Jan 04 11:25 (species record created: 2011 Jan 11 14:36)