Apistogramma nijsseni

Apistogramma nijsseni is a species of cichlid fish, endemic to highly restricted local black water habitats in the Quebrada Carahuayte, a small stream in the Ucayali River drainage, southern Peru.[3] The male reaches a maximum length of 8 cm (3 in), the female remaining somewhat smaller. Apistogramma brooding females assume a bright yellow and black aposematic coloring: in A. nijsseni, unusually, a healthy, unstressed female retains this coloring. The species is popular aquarium fish amongst dwarf cichlid hobbyists,[4] though it does not often appear in the general pet fish market.

Apistogramma nijsseni adult female.

Apistogramma nijsseni
Female A. nijsseni (top) and male (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Apistogramma
Species:
A. nijsseni
Binomial name
Apistogramma nijsseni

The species is named after the Dutch ichthyologist Han Nijssen[5]

See also

References
  1. Ortega Torres, H. (2016). "Apistogramma nijsseni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49829962A53817673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829962A53817673.en.
  2. Kullander, S. O. 1979. Description of a new species of the genus Apistogramma (Teleostei, Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Peru. Rev. Suisse Zool. 937-945.
  3. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. "Apistogramma nijsseni". FishBase. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  4. Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-168-1
  5. Apistogramma nijsseni Kullander - Naturhistoriska riksmuseet


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