Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality, est. Amazonas, R., Negro drainage system, , downstream of the
R. Daraã, MZUSP 28213 (holotype of Apistogramma diplotaenia, 2.84 cm SL, male) (Ref. 86447). Known from the Amazon River basin, in the middle Negro River (Ref. 36377). Found throughout the Anavilhanas Archipelago in the Rio Negro where fishing is now forbidden (Ref. 12251).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Axelrod, H.R., 1993
National Database:
> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Apistogramma:Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal (Ref. 45335); diplotaenia:Named for its colour pattern, Greek 'diploos' for double and 'taenia' for stripe; noun in apposition (Ref. 86447). More on author: Kullander.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
