Apistogramma nijsseni (lat.) Is a species of ray-finned fish of the cichl family, endemic to black water habitats in the r. Carahuayte in South America . The specific Latin name is given in honor of the Danish ichthyologist Han Nijssen [2] .
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Female Apistogramma nijsseni (above) and male (below) |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| View: | Apistogramma nijsseni |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Apistogramma nijsseni Kullander , 1979 [1] |
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Beige yellow with blue and purple-red-black border on the round tail. The female is yellow with 3 large black and green spots on the body.
Spawning is 25 × 20 × 20, 50 × 30 × 30; dH 5, pH 5.5, T 27–28 ° C. Larvae appear after 2 days. Fry swim on the 8-10th day (T 26-29 ° C).
Apistogramma nijsseni female
- ↑ Kullander, SO 1979. Description of a new species of the genus Apistogramma (Teleostei, Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Peru. Rev. Suisse Zool. 937-945.
- ↑ Apistogramma nijsseni Kullander - Naturhistoriska riksmuseet