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Andinoacara biseriatus

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Species of fish

Andinoacara biseriatus
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Andinoacara
Species: A. biseriatus
Binomial name
Andinoacara biseriatus
(Regan, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Cichlosoma biseriatum Regan, 1913
  • Aequidens biseriatus (Regan, 1913)

Andinoacara biseriatus, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes, native to the Atrato, Baudo, and San Juan River basins in Colombia.

Description

Males can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) total in length.

Lifecycle

The fish lays up to 120 eggs on flat stones; afterwards both parents care for the eggs and the larvae.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Status is vulnerable.

References

  1. Villa-Navarro, F., Mesa-Salazar, L. & Sanchez-Duarte, P. (2016). "Andinoacara biseriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64790978A64890425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64790978A64890425.en. Retrieved 9 March 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Andinoacara biseriatus". 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.


Taxon identifiers
Andinoacara biseriatus
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