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Mikrogeophagus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Geophaginae

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Mikrogeophagus

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Ram cichlid, Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ram cichlid in their natural habitat


Mikrogeophagus is a genus of small cichlids native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. Both species are popular with aquarists, especially M. ramirezi.

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These species spawn on flat rocks or leaves and not in caves like fishes from the closely related cichlid genus Apistogramma.

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Mikrogeophagus altispinosus (Haseman, 1911) (Bolivian Ram)
  • Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (G. S. Myers & Harry, 1948) (ram cichlid)

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    References

    Mikrogeophagus Wikipedia
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