Ram cichlid
| Ram cichlid | |
|---|---|
| Male ("German Blue" morph) | |
| Female ("German Blue" morph) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Mikrogeophagus |
| Species: | M. ramirezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (G. S. Myers & Harry, 1948) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. The species has been examined in studies on fish behaviour 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. The species is a member of the family Cichlidae and subfamily Geophaginae.