Apistogramma megaptera
Apistogramma megaptera Mesa S. & Lasso, 2011


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Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Geophaginae
Max. size:  5.87 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  South America: Ríos Inírida and Mavaca and east of río Atabapo up to the north and the mouth of río Orinoco in Colombia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 05 August 2020 (B1b(iii,v)+2b(iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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