''Andinoacara sapayensis'', the Sapayo cichlid, is a
species of fish in the
family Cichlidae
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted thi ...
in the
order
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Perciformes, found on the South American Pacific slope, in the
Cayapas River
The Cayapas River is in northern Ecuador, flowing northward from the Andes and emptying into the Pacific Ocean near San Lorenzo. The Santiago River is a principal tributary.
Fauna
Fish
*''Andinoacara sapayensis'' - A Cichlid.
See also
*Lis ...
drainage in northwestern
Ecuador.
Description
Males can reach a length of total in length.
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Spawning
The fish lays up to 400 eggs with the male defending the territory. [
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References
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.
sapayensis
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
Fish described in 1903
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