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Cichlidae
Empress Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma hippolytae
Before combat the silver face keeps one dark stripe
Empress Dwarf Cichlid is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 3.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Apistogramma
- Maximum length
- 3.4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon River basin, middle Negro River drainage (near mouths of Urubaxi and Daraã rivers), and Lake Manacapuru in Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

