Apistogramma arua, Arua dwarf cichlid : fisheries, aquarium

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Apistogramma arua Römer & Warzel, 1998

Arua dwarf cichlid
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Apistogramma: Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Original description repeated in German in Römer (1998:266-283) but with additional photos.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Amazon River basin, in the Arapiuns River basin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377); 3.5 cm SL (female)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Remains close to the substrate, above the leaf litter, in calm shallow water (Ref. 28729). Eggs are deposited on the ceiling of caves and are tendered by the female parent (Ref. 47893).

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Eggs are attached to the ceiling of caves, female cares for eggs and larvae (Ref. 47893).

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Römer, W. and F. Warzel, 1998. Apistogramma arua sp.n. (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae), a new species of dwarf cichlid from the Rio Arapiuns system, Para Stata, Brazil. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(2):45-54. (Ref. 28729)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential
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