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Ram Cichlids
Mikrogeophagus
Mikrogeophagus is a genus of cichlids native to the Llanos wetlands (Orinoco basin) and Guaporé–Mamoré river system (southern Amazon basin) in tropical South America. They are dwarf cichlids that reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.
They are popular with aquarists, especially M. ramirezi. These species spawn on flat rocks or leaves and not in small caves like the closely related cichlid genus Apistogramma.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Blue Ram Cichlid
speciesMikrogeophagus ramirezi
Bolivian Ram Cichlid
speciesMikrogeophagus altispinosus
Bigspot Ram Cichlid
speciesMikrogeophagus maculicauda
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89965.