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Apistogramma eremnopyge, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Peru

2004; Q15088586; Volume: 564; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11646/zootaxa.564.1.1

1175-5334

Jonathan Stuart Ready, S. Kullander,

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Apistogramma eremnopyge, new species, is described from the R o Pintuyacu, R o Itaya drainage (Amazon basin) in Peru. Apistogramma eremnopyge is unique in the genus in possessing a dark blotch on the lower caudal peduncle. It is otherwise most similar to A. bitaeniata, with males possessing extended dorsal fin lappets, and prolonged rays dorsally and ventrally in the caudal fin.