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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =Macmast.jpg
| taxon = Apistogramma macmasteri
| authority = [[Sven O. Kullander|S. O. Kullander]], 1979
}}

'''''Apistogramma macmasteri''''' is a [[dwarf cichlid]] in the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] [[Geophagini]], one of the tribes of the [[subfamily]] of American [[cichlid]]s, the [[Cichlinae]].<ref name = Smith>{{cite journal | author1 = Wm. Leo Smith | author2 = Prosanta Chakrabarty | author3 = John S. Sparks | year=2008 | title = Phylogeny, taxonomy, and evolution of Neotropical cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlinae) | url = http://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/54a3679de4b0d88dbda40971/t/54a3aa48e4b01142025f09fc/1420012104511/20_SmithetalCichlinae.pdf | journal = Cladistics  | volume = 24 | issue = 5 | pages = 624–641}}</ref> It is a [[freshwater fish]] that lives in the rivers [[Guatiquía River|Guaytiquía]] and Metica in the [[Meta River]] system. The Meta river system is a part of the [[Orinoco]] basin in [[Colombia]]. They live in areas with soft sandy bottom and plenty of dead roots and branches in the water.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berg |first=William |date=7 June 2022 |title=Apistogramma macmasteri {{!}} Care & Breeding {{!}} Dwarf Cichlids |url=https://www.dwarfcichlids.com/apistogramma-macmasteri |website=Dwarfcichlids.com}}</ref>  Plants are uncommon in areas where ''Apistogramma macmasteri'' is found.

They grow up to {{convert|7|cm|in}} in [[Fish measurement|total length]].<ref name="fishbase" />

[[Fish keeping|Fish keepers]] have [[selectively bred]] variants with brighter colors than those found in the wild. It is possible that some of these are [[Hybrid (biology)|crossbred]] with ''[[Apistogramma viejita]]''.<ref name="dwarfcichlid" />

The [[Species description|author]], [[Sven O. Kullander]] honoured the cichlid [[Fishkeeping|aquarist]] Mark McMaster with the [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] of this species. McMaster had pointed this species out to Kullander in 1973, when only aquarium specimens were available.<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae6/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c) | accessdate= 18 November 2018 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}</ref>

==Breeding==
The female places her eggs inside the roof of a cavity or underneath a leaf.<ref name="fishbase" /> She takes care of the eggs and fry alone,<ref name="fishbase" /> while the male guards the territory.

==References==
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<ref name="fishbase">{{FishBase | genus = Apistogramma | species = macmasteri | month = October| year = 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="dwarfcichlid">[http://www.dwarfcichlid.com/Apistogramma_macmasteri.php ''Apistogramma macmasteri''] - dwarfcichlid.com</ref>
</references>
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[[Category:Apistogramma|macmasteri]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1979]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Sven O. Kullander]]


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