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Symphysodon aequifasciatus, the Glossary

Symphysodon aequifasciatus, the blue discus or brown discus, is a species of cichlid native to rivers of the eastern and central Amazon Basin downriver from the Purus Arch.^[1]

25 relations: Amazon basin, Aquarium, Blackwater river, Cichlid, Clearwater river (river type), Discus (fish), Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, Fish measurement, FishBase, Floodplain, Freshwater swamp forest, Hybrid (biology), Jacques Pellegrin, Lake ecosystem, Meeting of Waters, PH, Purus Arch, Species, Symphysodon discus, Symphysodon tarzoo, Taxonomy (biology), Tocantins River, Undescribed taxon, Whitewater river (river type), Xingu River.
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Amazon basin

The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.

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Aquarium

An aquarium (aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed.

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Blackwater river

A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands.

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Cichlid

Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

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Clearwater river (river type)

A clearwater river is classified based on its chemistry, sediments and water colour.

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Symphysodon (colloquially known as discus or discus fish) is a genus of cichlids native to the Amazon river basin in Brazil. Symphysodon aequifasciatus and discus (fish) are cichlid fish of Brazil, endemic fish of Brazil, fish of the Amazon basin and Symphysodon.

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Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes

Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera.

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Fish measurement

Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fishery biology.

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FishBase

FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish).

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Floodplain

A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river.

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Freshwater swamp forest

Freshwater swamp forests, or flooded forests, are forests which are inundated with freshwater, either permanently or seasonally.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Jacques Pellegrin

Jacques Pellegrin (12 June 1873 – 12 August 1944) was a French zoologist.

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Lake ecosystem

A lake ecosystem or lacustrine ecosystem includes biotic (living) plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic (non-living) physical and chemical interactions.

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Meeting of Waters

The Meeting of Waters (Encontro das Águas) is the confluence between the dark (blackwater) Rio Negro and the pale sandy-colored (whitewater) Amazon River, referred to as the Solimões River in Brazil upriver of this confluence.

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PH

In chemistry, pH, also referred to as acidity or basicity, historically denotes "potential of hydrogen" (or "power of hydrogen").

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Purus Arch

The Purus Arch (Arco do Purus) is a basement high in Brazil that makes up the modern western boundary of the Amazon sedimentary basin.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Symphysodon discus

Symphysodon discus, the red discus or Heckel discus, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Amazon Basin of Brazil, where found in the lower Rio Negro, upper Uatumã, Nhamundá, Trombetas and Abacaxis. Symphysodon aequifasciatus and Symphysodon discus are cichlid fish of Brazil, endemic fish of Brazil, fish of the Amazon basin and Symphysodon.

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Symphysodon tarzoo

Symphysodon tarzoo, the green discus, is a species of cichlid endemic to Brazil; specifically, to rivers of the western Amazon Basin upriver from the Purus arch, although it occasionally occurs downstream. Symphysodon aequifasciatus and Symphysodon tarzoo are cichlid fish of Brazil, endemic fish of Brazil, fish of the Amazon basin and Symphysodon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysodon_aequifasciatus

Also known as Blue Discus, Brown discus, Symphysodon haraldi.

Symphysodon aequifasciatus, the Glossary

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