Biology:Andinoacara sapayensis

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Andinoacara sapayensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Andinoacara
Species:
A. sapayensis
Binomial name
Andinoacara sapayensis
(Regan, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Acara sapayensis Regan, 1903
  • Aequidens sapayensis (Regan, 1903)

Andinoacara sapayensis, the Sapayo cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes, found on the South American Pacific slope, in the Cayapas River drainage in northwestern Ecuador.[1]

Description

Males can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) total in length.[1]

Spawning

The fish lays up to 400 eggs with the male defending the territory. [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Andinoacara sapayensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.

Bibliography

  • 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q2825564 entry