Native to the Amazon River Basin, the popular Discus (Symphysodon spp.) are a genus of three species of freshwater cichlid fish, the common discus (Symphysodon aequifasciatus), the Heckel discus (Symphysodon discus), and a new species named Symphysodon tarzoo. S. aequifasciatus occurs in the Rio Amazonas, Rio Solimões and the Río Putumayo-Içá in Brazil, Peru and Colombia . S. discus appears to be limited to the lower reaches of the Trombetas, Rio Negro and Abacaxis rivers. S. tarzoo occurs upstream of Manaus in the western Amazon. All Symphysodon species have a laterally compressed round body shape, with patterns of shades in brown, blue, green, and red. The length and height of... Read more»
