Male in the aquarium
A male of Apistogramma megaptera in the aquarium of Wolfgang Staeck [Germany], import from Venezuela, exact collecting site unknown. Photo by Wolfgang Staeck. (02-Oct-2010). determiner Wolfgang Staeck

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Apistogramma


Last updated on:
25-Apr-2012

Apistogramma megaptera Mesa-Salazar & Lasso, 2012


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Original description as Apistogramma megaptera:

ZooBank:DF9B656D-FEDF-4AB1-85A1-94FD8D594C39.

  • Mesa Salazar, Lina M & C.A. Lasso. 2011. "Apistogramma megaptera (Perciformes: Cichlidae), una nueva especie para la cuenca del Orinoco". Biota Colombiana. 12(1):19-29 (crc04404) (abstract)

Conservation: Apistogramma megaptera is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.