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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Apistogramma: Greek, apisto = uncertain + Greek, gramma = graphic signal (Ref. 45335); paulmuelleri: Named for the late Professor Emeritus Dr. Paul Müller , one of the leading biogeographers of recent decades, who made a number of significant contributions to our understanding of the origins of Neotropical cichlids, including the genus Apistogramma.
Eponymy: Dr Paul Müller (1940–2010) was a German herpetologist and zoographer who became Professor of Biology at the University of Trier. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Amazon river basin in Peru.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93321)

Occurs exclusively in a small forest brook. Collected together with Laetacara flavilabris, Crenuchusspilurus, Aequidens sp., three Cichlasoma sp., several medium to adult size specimens of two still undetermined species of Rivulus, and adult specimens of a species of Hyphessobrycon. A few females were observed carrying small fry (Ref. 93321).

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Römer, U., J. Beninde, F. Duponchelle, C.R.G. Dávila, A.V. Díaz and J.-F. Renno, 2013. Description of Apistogramma paulmuelleri sp.n., a new geophagine cichlid species (Teleostei: Perciformes) from the Amazon river basin in Loreto, Peru. Verteb. Zool. 63(1):15-34. (Ref. 93321)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 25 April 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00845 - 0.03919), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Apistogramma paulmuelleri Römer, Beninde, Duponchelle, Dávila, Díaz & Renno, 2013