Apistogramma borellii

Apistogramma borellii, common names umbrella cichlid, umbrella apisto and yellow dwarf cichlid, is a species of fish in the genus Apistogramma.

Apistogramma borellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Apistogramma
Species:
A. borellii
Binomial name
Apistogramma borellii
(Regan, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Heterogramma borellii Regan, 1906
  • Heterogramma ritense Haseman, 1911
  • Heterogramma rondoni Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
  • Apistogramma aequipinnis Ahl, 1938
  • Apistogramma reitzigi Mitsch, 1938

It is a South American dwarf cichlid, found in the Paraguay River and Paraná River.[1] They have been found in waters as cold as 6.5 °C.[2] The umbrella cichlid eats insects and crustaceans.[3] The specific name honours the zoologist Alfredo Borelli (1858-1943), who collected the type.[4]

  • A male Apistogramma borellii "Opal".
  • A male Apistogramma borellii "Opal".
  • An Apistogramma borellii pair during a courtship ritual.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Apistogramma borelli" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. "Apistogramma borellii". Dwarfcichlid.com. Montana Exotic Tropicals. 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  3. Rhett A. Butler (1995). "Yellow Dwarf Cichlid Apistogramma borellii". Mongabay.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 November 2018.


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