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Scientific Name | Apistogramma sororcula Staeck & Schindler, 2016 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio San Martin, approx. 5 km upstream of the village Bella Vista, Depto. Beni, Bolivia. |
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. |
Habitat Information | |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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 | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Vertebrate Zoology v. 66 (no. 2), pp 142, Figs. 1-3, 5-6. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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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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Last Update | 2022 Sep 20 08:37 (species record created: 2001 May 18 00:00) |