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Apistogramma gossei in French Guiana

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Apistogramma gossei   Kullander, 1982
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Geophaginae			picture (Apgos_u0.jpg) by DATZ
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	4.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377); 5 cm (female)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 29°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	South America: Oyapock River drainage in French Guiana and Brazil; Approuague River drainage in French Guiana.
Biology:	Maximum length is 7.0 cm TL (Ref. 12251). Males are generally larger than females (60 cm vs. 40 cm) and have more filamentous fins and deeper coloration during reproduction (Ref. 12251). Females take care of the spawned eggs and the juveniles (Ref. 12251)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Kullander, S.O.. 2003. (Ref. 36377)
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French Guiana country information
Common names:	Akala tuan, Pikien krobia, Prapra		Ref:  Boujard, T., M. Pascal, F.J. Meunier and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:  Axelrod, H.R., 1993
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Approuague, Comté, and Oyapock rivers (Ref. 27188). Also Ref. 12251, 35237, 36377.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fg.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Boujard, T., 1992
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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