Ram cichlid: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ram cichlid lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Cichlidae

Where does the ram cichlid live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ram cichlid in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ram cichlid endangered?

The ram cichlid’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ram cichlid?

The ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Cichlidae, genus Mikrogeophagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ram cichlid

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ram cichlid (revision 1365304731), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q260468 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).