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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Apistogramma:Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Dr Alfredo Borelli (1857–1943) was an Italian arachnologist, entomologist and zoologist who worked at the Turin Museum (1881–1913) after completing his studies at the university there. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Regan.
Taxonomic Remarks zzzAT BIBLIO Brief review, with key and distribution map, in Kullander (1983: 311).
zzzAT Check Named twice (Mitsch, 1938, Ahl, 1938) with the same name. The earlier description by Mitsch (1938) clearly makes the name available. Although attributed in that paper to E. Ahl, there is no indication that Ahl would have been involved in writing the paper and Ahl cannot be author.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione Ecologia
South America: Paraguay River basin and along the lower Paraná River in Argentina
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36377)
Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539). Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 1672).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Produces 50-70 eggs. The eggs are attached to the ceiling of caves, female cares for eggs and larvae. (Ref. 1672).
Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Dinamica della popolazione Parametri di crescita Età massima / dimensioni massime Rapporto lunghezza-peso. Lunghezza-lunghezza rel. Lunghezza-frequenze Conversione di massa Reclutamento Abbondanza
Ciclo di vita Riproduzione Maturità Maturità/Gli occhielli sono relativi. Fecondità Deposizione Aggregazioni riproduttive Uova Sviluppo delle uova Larve Dinamica popolazioni larvali
Fisiologia Composizione corporea Nutrienti Consumo di ossigeno Tipo di nuoto Velocità di nuoto Pigmenti visivi Suono del pesce Malattie e parassiti Tossicità (LC50)
