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Cichlidae
Highfin Apisto
Apistogramma hoignei
Red and black rims hook the subtle lyre tail
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallHighfin Apisto is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Apistogramma
- Maximum length
- 6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Orinoco River basin, in the Portuguesa, Aracua, and lower Caura River drainages, and along the mainstream of the lower Orinoco River to Barrancas.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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