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| Ram cichlid | |
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| Male ("German Blue" morph) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Mikrogeophagus |
| Species: | M. ramirezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mikrogeophagus ramirezi | |
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The ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Orinoco River basin, in the savannahs of Venezuela and Colombia in South America.[3] The species has been examined in studies on fish behaviour[4] and is a popular aquarium fish, traded under a variety of common names, including ram, blue ram, German blue ram, Asian ram, butterfly cichlid, Ramirez's dwarf cichlid, dwarf butterfly cichlid and Ramirezi.[3][5][6][7][8] The species is a member of the family Cichlidae and subfamily Geophaginae.[3][9]
- ^ Mesa-Salazar, L. (2022). "Mikrogeophagus ramirezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T176002147A176002324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176002147A176002324.en. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Myers GS; Harry RR (1948). "The Ramirezi dwarf cichlid identified". Aquarium Philadelphia. 17 (4): 77.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Mikrogeophagus ramirezi". FishBase.
- ^ Robins CR; Bailey RM; Bond CE; Brooker JR; Lachner EA; Lea RN; Scott WB (1991). "World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada". Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. 21: 243.
- ^ Linke H; Staeck L (1994). American cichlids I: Dwarf Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-168-1.
- ^ Baensch, HA (1996). Riehl, Rüdiger (ed.). Aquarium Atlas (5th ed.). Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3.
- ^ Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
- ^ Axelrod HR, Vorderwinkler W (1995) Encyclopedia of tropical fishes 30th Edn. TFH Publications, USA.
- ^ "Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Ram cichlid". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2007-04-09.