Male in the aquarium
A male of Apistogramma taeniata in the aquarium of Anton Lamboj, austria. Photo by Anton Lamboj. determiner Mike Wise

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Apistogramma

Group
Regani


Last updated on:
21-Aug-2008

Apistogramma taeniata (Günther, 1862)


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Original description as Mesops taeniatus:

ZooBank:DDEBA7B3-9238-464A-AD77-A2EE2F6FAF4C.

  • Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum London. 4:i-xxi + 1-534 (crc00035)

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