Apistogramma eremnopyge

Taxobox |

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name = "Apistogramma eremnopyge"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Apistogramma"
species = "A. eremnopyge"
binomial = "Apistogramma eremnopyge"
binomial_authority = Ready & Kullander, 2004

"Apistogramma eremnopyge" is a species of cichlid. It is presently only known from the Rio Pintuyacu, a tributary of the Rio Itaya near Iquitos, Peru.

This is a small cichlid, 26-35 mm standard length which can be easily distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a prominent dark blotch on the lower part of the caudal peduncle in both sexes. The male is strikingly coloured with vivid blue and red patterning on the cheek and operculum and maroon, orange and blue colouring on the dorsal fin.

References

* [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/zt00564.pdf READY, J.S. & KULLANDER, S.O. "Apistogramma eremnopyge", a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Peru - Zootaxa 564: 1-10 (9 July 2004)]