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| Scientific Name | Apistogramma tucurui Staeck, 2003 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Brook, Rio Tocantins system, at highway 150, about 10 kilometers south of Jacunda, Para, 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio Tocantins basin in Brazil. Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 | Cichliden-Lexikon Teil 3, pp 112, Figs. |
| 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 no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. tucurui on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. tucurui on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. tucurui on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.413.209 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2005 Sep 17 00:00) |