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Amazon dwarf cichlid (Apistogramma pertensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Amazon dwarf cichlid (Apistogramma pertensis)
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Cichlidae

Amazon dwarf cichlid

Apistogramma pertensis

Females wear darker bars across all three unpaired fins

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Amazon dwarf cichlid is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

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