Mikrogeophagus

Mikrogeophagus
Ram cichlid (M. ramirezi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Geophagini
Genus: Mikrogeophagus
Meulengracht-Madsen, 1968
Type species
Apistogramma ramirezi
G. S. Myers & Harry, 1948
Synonyms
  • Microgeophagus Frey, 1957 (not available)
  • Microgeophagus Axelrod 1971
  • Papiliochromis Kullander 1977[1]

Mikrogeophagus is a genus of cichlids native to the Llanos wetlands (Orinoco basin) and Guaporé–Mamoré river system (southern Amazon basin) in tropical South America.[2] They are dwarf cichlids that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.[2][3]

They are popular with aquarists, especially M. ramirezi. These species spawn on flat rocks or leaves and not in small caves like the closely related cichlid genus Apistogramma.[4]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Mikrogeophagus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
  2. ^ a b c Staeck, Wolfgang; Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov; Schindler, Ingo (2022-09-08). "Mikrogeophagus maculicauda, a new dwarf cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the eastern drainage of the upper Rio Guaporé, Brazil". FishTaxa. 24: 49–58. ISSN 2458-942X.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mikrogeophagus". FishBase. September 2023 version.
  4. ^ Kullander, S.O. (2003). "Cichlidae (Cichlids)". In R.E. Reis; S.O. Kullander; C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre, Brasil: EDIPUCRS. pp. 605–654.