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Apistogramma hongsloi

Fish

Apistogramma hongsloi is a species of dwarf cichlid in the family Cichlidae, described in 1979 and named for Thorbjorn Hongslo, a Swedish aquarist and fish disease specialist. It comes from the Orinoco basin of South America, specifically the middle Orinoco River and the Vichada and middle Meta river drainages. Wild individuals are dark yellowish brown in the dry season, with males more brightly colored than females and both sexes developing a distinctive red spot at the base of the tail during the breeding season, though selectively bred aquarium strains are considerably more colorful than the wild form. The species is popular in the aquarium hobby and prefers soft, acidic water; wild caught fish are rarely traded because of their duller coloring, while captive bred color variants are widely available. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Apistogramma hongsloi 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Apistogramma hongsloi (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Apistogramma hongsloi (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Colombia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Venezuela

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Apistogramma hongsloi (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It comes from the Orinoco basin of South America, specifically the middle Orinoco River and the Vichada and middle Meta river drainages.
  • Lead section
    They are often kept in the aquariums and prefer to have soft, acidic water.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: River, Range and habitat
    They typically live in small, slow-moving spring-fed streams that receive plenty of sunlight, have a pH below 5 and a temperature between 26-28 °C (79-82 °F), but can thrive at pH 5.5-7 and 23-29 °C (73-84 °F).
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2. Apistogramma hongsloi (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q115745 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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