Mikrogeophagus | |
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Ram cichlid (M. ramirezi) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Geophagini |
Genus: |
Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen, 1968 |
Type species | |
Apistogramma ramirezi G. S. Myers & Harry, 1948
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Synonyms | |
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Mikrogeophagus is a genus of cichlids native to the Llanos wetlands ( Orinoco basin) and Guaporé– Mamoré river system (southern Amazon basin) in tropical South America. [2] They are dwarf cichlids that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in standard length. [2] [3]
They are popular with aquarists, especially M. ramirezi. These species spawn on flat rocks or leaves and not in small caves like the closely related cichlid genus Apistogramma. [4]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [2] [3]
Mikrogeophagus | |
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Ram cichlid (M. ramirezi) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Geophagini |
Genus: |
Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen, 1968 |
Type species | |
Apistogramma ramirezi G. S. Myers & Harry, 1948
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Synonyms | |
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Mikrogeophagus is a genus of cichlids native to the Llanos wetlands ( Orinoco basin) and Guaporé– Mamoré river system (southern Amazon basin) in tropical South America. [2] They are dwarf cichlids that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in standard length. [2] [3]
They are popular with aquarists, especially M. ramirezi. These species spawn on flat rocks or leaves and not in small caves like the closely related cichlid genus Apistogramma. [4]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [2] [3]