Male in the aquarium
A male of Apistogramma atahualpa in the aquarium of Wolfgang Staeck; Berlin [Germany]. Photo by Wolfgang Staeck. determiner Mike Wise

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Apistogramma

Group
Atahualpa

Status
valid


Last updated on:
14-Mar-2008

Apistogramma atahualpa Römer, 1997

A175; A176; A177; Apistogramma sp. "sun pin'; Apistogramma sp. "sunrise'.

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Original description as Apistogramma atahualpa:

ZooBank:8868A6BB-B427-4DC8-A242-8512C286AB7E.

  • Römer, Uwe. 1997. "Diagnoses of two new dwarf cichlids (Teleostei; Perciformes) from Peru, Apistogramma atahualpa and Apistogramma panduro n. spp". Buntbarsche Bulletin. (n. 182), pp. 9-14 (crc00360)

Conservation: Apistogramma atahualpa is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2014).