Andinoacara sapayensis
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 northwestern Ecuador.[1]
| Andinoacara sapayensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
Description
Males can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) total in length.[1]
Spawning
The fish lays up to 400 eggs with the male defending the territory. [1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Andinoacara sapayensis" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
Bibliography
- 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.
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