Blue DiscusSymphysodon aequifasciatus

Facts

5.0 - 8.0

13.7 cm

Brown Discus, Green Discus

South America: Amazon River basin, in tributaries along the Solimões-Amazon River from the Putumayo River in Colombia and Peru, to the Tocantins River basin.

freshwater

Symphysodon

Cichlidae

Perciformes

Actinopterygii

Chordata

Animalia

source: FishBase

Description

Discus (Symphysodon spp.) are a genus of three species of cichlid freshwater fishes native to the Amazon River basin. Discus are popular as aquarium fish and their aquaculture in several countries in Asia is a major industry.
source: Wikipedia

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