Andinoacara sapayensis

Andinoacara sapayensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Andinoacara
Species:	A. sapayensis
Binomial name
Andinoacara sapayensis (Regan, 1903)
Synonyms
Acara sapayensis Regan, 1903 Aequidens sapayensis (Regan, 1903)

Andinoacara sapayensis, the sapayo cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes, found on the South American Pacific slope, in the Cayapas River drainage in north-western Ecuador.^[2]

Description

Males can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) total in length.^[2]

Spawning

The fish lays up to 400 eggs with the male defending the territory. ^[2]

References

1. Arguello, P. & Jimenez-Prado, P. (2016). "Andinoacara sapayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64791043A66363672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64791043A66363672.en. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Andinoacara sapayensis". FishBase. October 2017 version.

Bibliography

• 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.