| Apistogramma nijsseni | |
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| Female A. nijsseni (top) and male (bottom) | |
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Apistogramma |
| Species: | A. nijsseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Apistogramma nijsseni S. O. Kullander, 1979 | |
Apistogramma nijsseni is a species of cichlid fish, endemic to highly restricted local black water habitats in the Quebrada Carahuayte, a small stream in the Ucayali River drainage, southern Peru. The male reaches a maximum length of 8 cm (3 in), the female remaining somewhat smaller. Apistogramma brooding females assume a bright yellow and black aposematic coloring: in A. nijsseni, unusually, a healthy, unstressed female retains this coloring. The species is popular aquarium fish amongst dwarf cichlid hobbyists, though it does not often appear in the general pet fish market.
The species is named after the Dutch ichthyologist Han Nijssen:
See also
References
- ^ Ortega Torres, H. (2016). "Apistogramma nijsseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49829962A53817673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829962A53817673.en.
- Kullander, Sven Oscar (1979). "Description of a new species of the genus Apistogramma (Teleostei, Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Peru". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 86: 937–945. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.82351.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apistogramma nijsseni". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-168-1
- Apistogramma nijsseni Kullander Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine - Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
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