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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Apistogramma:Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Thorbjörn Hongslo is an aquarist and fish disease specialist associated with The National Veterinary Institute (Uppsala, Sweden). He collected the type (and that of three congeners: iniridae, macmasteri, viejita), “…entirely on his own initiative.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Kullander.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
South America: Orinoco River basin, in the Vichada River drainage and the middle Meta River drainage in Colombia, and along the middle Orinoco River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377); 5.0 cm (female)
Does not appear to practice harem spawning. The parents stay and raise the young together (Ref. 12251). Maximum length 7.0 cm TL (Ref. 12251).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
About 60-90 eggs, female tends the clutch (Ref. 47893). The eggs are attached to the ceiling of caves (Ref. 47893).
Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
