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Banded dwarf cichlid

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Banded dwarf cichlid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Apistogramma
Species:
A. bitaeniata
Binomial name
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Pellegrin, 1936
Synonyms

Apistogramma sweglesi

Banded dwarf cichlid (Apistogramma bitaeniata) is a species of benthopelagic freshwater fish from South America. It is a popular dwarf cichlid among fishkeepers.

It is found in blackwater rivers of the Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru.

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