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慈鯛科魚類 (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Apistogramma: Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal (Ref. 45335); salpinction: Name from the Greek word 'salpinctes', meaning trumpeter, with the dimunitive suffix '-ion'; in allusion to the type locality drainage, the Trombetas and the small body size; noun in apposition..
More on authors: Kullander & Ferreira.