FB-11137 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11137 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Apistogramma Apistogramma amoena (Cope, 1872) Ambyiacu-dværgcichlide Agassiz's dwarf cichlid Pleasant cichlid Vieja 美艳隐带丽鱼 美艷隱帶麗魚 Apistogramma agassizi (non Steindachner, 1875) Apistogramma amoenum (Cope, 1872) Apistogramma amoenus (Cope, 1872) Geophagus amoenus Cope, 1872 1994-06-20 2021-10-07 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott0 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari0 Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329) Mills, D. and G. 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(Ref. 41414) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Sarmiento, J., R. Bigorne, F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos, M. Maldonado, E. Leciak and T. Oberdorff (Eds.)0 Peces de Bolivia / Bolivian fishes. IRD-BioFresh (EU), Plural editores, Bolivia, 211 p. (Ref. 121714) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-20 00:00:00 2021-10-07 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11137 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 7020). Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari 1986 Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329) FB-Distribution-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-20 00:00:00 2020-02-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11137 South America: Rio Amazonas basin in Peru (Río Ampiyacu). Kullander, S.O. 2003 Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377) FB-Uses-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-20 00:00:00 2021-10-07 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11137 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-LifeCycle-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-20 00:00:00 2021-10-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=11137&StockCode=11461 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Male guards a relatively large territory, within this area a number of females occupy smaller territories. Male courts and mates with each female. Females lay eggs on the roof of the cave and tend them. Eggs hatch in 3 to 4 days and the fry are guarded for a time by the females (Ref. 7020). Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-TrophicStrategy-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-02-08 00:00:00 2001-02-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public amoena http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects. Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-Size-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-20 00:00:00 2021-10-07 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11137 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 6.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)); 6 cm (female) Kullander, S.O. 2003 Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-11137 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-20 00:00:00 2021-10-07 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11137 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle benthopelagic; freshwater