Discus fish

26/04/2023

His book "Cichlid fishes of the Peruvian part of the Amazon Basin", published in 1986, radically changed a number of aspects in the taxonomy of South American cichlids, including the genus Symphysodon.

26/04/2023

In the subsequent revision of the taxonomy carried out by Sven Kullander, the division into subspecies was eliminated.

25/04/2023

25/04/2023

The fish was named discus for its flattened, disk-like body.

25/04/2023

These fish immediately attract the eye due to their extremely unusual, almost rounded body shape and enchanting coloration, especially in numerous breeds.

24/04/2023

In it and later articles, Kullander recognized only 2 species as valid: Symphysodon discus Heckel, 1840 and Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904, and considered all other descriptions as junior synonyms.

24/04/2023

In the subsequent revision of the taxonomy carried out by Sven Kullander, the division into subspecies was eliminated. His book "Cichlid fishes of the Peruvian part of the Amazon Basin", published in 1986, radically changed a number of aspects in the taxonomy of South American cichlids, including the genus Symphysodon.

22/04/2023

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22/04/2023

Symphysodon discus Heckell, 1840
discus Heckel S. discus discus Heckel, 1840
discus equilateral Symphysodon aequifasciata Pellegrin, 1904
green discus S. aequifasciata aequifasciata Pelegrin, 1904
brown discus S. aequifasciata axelrodi Shultz, 1960
blue discus S. aequifasciata haraldi Shultz, 1960