Apistogramma nororientalis Mesa S. & Lasso, 2011
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apistogramma nororientalis Mesa S. & Lasso, 2011
- Name authority
- Mesa S. & Lasso, 2011
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Apistogramma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusApistogramma Regan, 1913
- speciesApistogramma nororientalis Mesa S. & Lasso, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apistogramma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Apistogramma pleurotaenia (Regan, 1909) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma atahualpa Römer, 1997 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma erythrura Staeck & Schindler, 2008 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma gossei Kullander, 1982 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma baenschi Römer, Hahn, Römer, Soares & Wöhler, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma elizabethae Kullander, 1980 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma cacatuoides Hoedeman, 1951 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma guttata Antonio C., Kullander & Lasso A., 1989 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma panduro Römer, 1997 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma feconat Römer, Soares, Dávila, Duponchelle, Renno & Hahn, 2015 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma cruzi Kullander, 1986 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Apistogramma gibbiceps Meinken, 1969 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mesa S., L. M.; Lasso, C. A. (2011). Revisión del género Apistogramma Regan 1913 (Perciformes, Cichlidae) en la cuenca del río Orinoco. Serie Editorial Recursos Hidrobiológicos Y Pesqueros Continentales de Colombia. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt Bogotá, D. C., Colombia, 192 pp. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:FNBQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.