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| Scientific Name | Apistogramma pantalone Römer, Römer, Soares & Hahn, 2006 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Departmento Loreto, Province Maynas, District Santa Maria, in the vicinity of Alvarenga, small tributary of the Rio Nanay (about 74°25'40"W, 3°31'10"S), Peru. |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 36mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | . |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Peru. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| pH | 6.4 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 17.0-27.0°C or 62.6-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Cichlid Atlas vol. 2, pp 640, many. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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 | Look up A. pantalone on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. pantalone on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. pantalone on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.413.22 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2001 Apr 02 00:00) |