Mikrogeophagus (Latin) is a genus of neotropic ray-finned fish from the tsikhlovy family.
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 Bolivian butterfly | ||||||||||||
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| Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madson in Schiötz & Christensen, 1968 |
As of May 2018, the genus includes 2 species [1] :
- Ramirezi microgeophagus ( Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ) [1]
- Microtrophagus Altispinoza ( Mikrogeophagus altispinosus ) [2] [2]
Both species lay eggs on flat stones or leaves, and not under stones or in holes of sunken logs or snags, like fish from the close apistogram .
Notes
- ↑ Mikrogeophagus (English) in FishBase database. (Checked June 4, 2018) .
- ↑ Fish Identification . www.fishbase.se. The appeal date is July 8, 2019.
Sources
- Kullander SO 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In: RE Reis, SO Kullander and CJ Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
- Mikrogeophagus (English) in FishBase database. (Checked June 4, 2018) .
- California Academy of Sciences Verified 01/08/2009.
https://www.fishbase.se/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Mikrogeophagus