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Etymology: Apistogrammoides: Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Kullander (1980:194), with diagnosis, bibliography, and redescription, distribution map, and illustrations.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - ? ; dH range: ? - 5. Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Amazon River basin, from Pucallpa on the Ucayali River in Peru to Santa Sofía Island in the Amazon River in Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377); 2.3 cm SL (female)
Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 2060).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
About 80 eggs are attached to the ceiling of caves, female tends the clutch (Ref. 2060).
Kullander, S.O., 1986. Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Research Division, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, 394 p. (Ref. 9088)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00926 - 0.04297), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; Fec=20-100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).