Apistogramma nijsseni is a species of cichlid fish, endemic to the black water habitats in the Carahuayte river drainage, South America.^[2] The species is popular aquarium fish amongst dwarf cichlid hobbyists.^[3] Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ... Genera Apistogramma - Dwarf Cichlids Astronotus (Oscars) Boulengerochromis Cichlasoma - American Ciclids Crenicichla Pterophyllum - Freshwater Angelfish Symphysodon - Discus Teleogramma Tilapia Cichlids are a family of perciform fishes. ... Apistogramma is the common genus name for more than a hundred species of dwarf cichlids found in tropical areas of the Amazon basin and Venezuela. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Genera Cichlids (pronounced “sick-lids”) are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Endemic, in a broad sense, can mean belonging or native to, characteristic of, or prevalent in a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; Native to an area or scope. ... Black Water is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers for the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. ... Look up habitat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Aquarium (disambiguation). ... The name dwarf cichlid is normally applied only to non-rift lake dwarf cichlids, in particular those species which are suited for the planted aquarium. ...

See also

• Cichlid
• Dwarf cichlid
• Apistogramma
• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

Genera Cichlids (pronounced “sick-lids”) are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. ... The name dwarf cichlid is normally applied only to non-rift lake dwarf cichlids, in particular those species which are suited for the planted aquarium. ... Apistogramma is the common genus name for more than a hundred species of dwarf cichlids found in tropical areas of the Amazon basin and Venezuela. ... A vast number of species of fish have been successfully kept in the home aquarium. ...

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