Male in the aquarium
A male of Apistogramma pulchra in the aquarium of Wolfgang Staeck. Photo by Wolfgang Staeck. determiner Mike Wise

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Apistogramma

Group
Agassizii


Last updated on:
02-Jan-2008

Apistogramma pulchra Kullander, 1980


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Original description as Apistogramma pulchra:

ZooBank:2FABBF37-8757-46AD-A3D5-5244E2832238.

  • Kullander, Sven. 1980. "A taxonomical study of the genus Apistogramma Regan, with a revision of Brazilian and Peruvian species (Teleostei: Percoidei: Cichlidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien. 1-152 (crc00334)

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