Apistogramma_nijsseni

<i>Apistogramma nijsseni</i>

Apistogramma nijsseni

Species of fish

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.[3] 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,[4] though it does not often appear in the general pet fish market.

Apistogramma nijsseni adult female.

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The species is named after the Dutch ichthyologist Han Nijssen[5]

See also

References

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  1. [1]
    Ortega Torres, H. (2016). "Apistogramma nijsseni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49829962A53817673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829962A53817673.en.
  2. [2]
    Kullander, S. O. 1979. Description of a new species of the genus Apistogramma (Teleostei, Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Peru. Rev. Suisse Zool. 937–945.
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    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. "Apistogramma nijsseni". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-28. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. [4]
    Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-168-1
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    Apistogramma nijsseni Kullander Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine - Naturhistoriska riksmuseet


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