Symphysodon aequifasciatus

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Symphysodon aequifasciatus, commonly known as the green discus, is a brightly colored South American freshwater cichlid popular in the aquarium trade and native to the Amazon River basin.

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Symphysodon aequifasciatus canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cichlid ⓘ
fish species ⓘ
aquariumPopularity popular ornamental fish ⓘ
bodyShape disc-shaped ⓘ
laterally compressed ⓘ
breathing gills ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration blue-green patterning ⓘ
greenish body ⓘ
vertical dark bars ⓘ
commonName blue discus ⓘ
green discus ⓘ
describedBy Johann Jakob Heckel ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
plant material ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ
ecologicalRole mid-level consumer ⓘ
family Cichlidae ⓘ
foundIn Amazon River ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
genus Symphysodon ⓘ
habitat flooded forests ⓘ
floodplain lakes ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
slow-moving rivers ⓘ
hasSymmetry bilateral symmetry ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
maximumLength about 15 cm ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon River basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

South America ⓘ
order Cichliformes ⓘ
parentalCare both parents guard eggs and fry ⓘ
parents secrete skin mucus as food for fry ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
preferredWaterPH acidic ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
skeletonType bony ⓘ
socialBehavior forms groups ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalWaterTemperature 26–30 °C ⓘ
usedFor aquarium trade ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ
yearDescribed 1840 ⓘ

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Cichlidae → notableSpecies → Symphysodon aequifasciatus ⓘ