Andinoacara sapayensis

Andinoacara sapayensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 north-western Ecuador.[2]

Description

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Males can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) total in length.[2]

Spawning

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The fish lays up to 400 eggs with the male defending the territory. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Arguello, P. & Jimenez-Prado, P. (2016). "Andinoacara sapayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64791043A66363672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64791043A66363672.en. Retrieved 9 March 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Andinoacara sapayensis". FishBase. October 2017 version.

Bibliography

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  • 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.