Order Perciformes Subfamily Geophaginae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Genus Apistogramma Higher classification Apistogramma | |
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Similar Apistogramma, Cichlid, Apistogramma panduro, Apistogramma borellii, Apistogramma macmasteri |
Apistogramma nijsseni with fry
Apistogramma nijsseni is a species of cichlid fish, endemic to highly restricted local black water habitats in the Quebrada Carahuayte, a small stream in the Ucayali River drainage, southern Peru. The male reaches a maximum length of 8 cm (3 in), the female remaining somewhat smaller. Apistogramma brooding females assume a bright yellow and black aposematic coloring: in A. nijsseni, unusually, a healthy, unstressed female retains this coloring. The species is popular aquarium fish amongst dwarf cichlid hobbyists, though it does not often appear in the general pet fish market.
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The species is named after the Dutch ichthyologist Han Nijssen
Apistogramma nijsseni male

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