MacMaster's dwarf cichlid

Apistogramma macmasteri

Red shoulders rise beneath a tall serrated dorsal

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Apistogramma macmasteri is a dwarf cichlid in the tribe Geophagini, one of the tribes of the subfamily of American cichlids, the Cichlinae. It is a freshwater fish that lives in the rivers Guaytiquía and Metica in the Meta River system. The Meta river system is a part of the Orinoco basin in Colombia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Apistogramma
Water type: Freshwater