Lugubria sp. "Atabapo": where does it come from?

It is recorded from Colombia and Venezuela.

Genus Lugubria

Lugubria sp. "Atabapo"

IUCNNOT EVALUATED

NEnot on the EX–LC scale

CARESNOT LISTED

EWCRENVUNTnot on the priority list

Genus type speciesLugubria lugubrisdescribed as Crenicichla lugubris Heckel 1840

DietPredator of fishes and large invertebrates (genus-typical); not documented for this form

BreedingCave spawner (genus-typical)

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Lugubria sp. "Atabapo" is an undescribed pike cichlid sold by Aqua Haus Gaus under a Rio Atabapo label.

What's in the name

Lugubria sp. "Atabapo" — loo-GOO-bree-uh sp. at-uh-BAH-poh

Descriptive nameA descriptive epithet — neither an eponym nor a place name.

Lugubria

lugubrisLatin — mournful; the genus is built on the pike cichlid group of Crenicichla lugubris

"Atabapo"

Atabapotrade label — a trade label that uses the name of the Rio Atabapo, a tributary of the upper Orinoco on the Colombia-Venezuela border

Taxonomy & naming

Lugubria sp. "Atabapo" is a trade label for an undescribed pike cichlid, filed in the atlas under Lugubria, the genus for the lugubris group formerly kept in Crenicichla. The label uses the name of the Rio Atabapo. The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.

Morphology

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: pike cichlids are elongate, with a long jaw.

Habitat

Not documented for this form. The Rio Atabapo drains to the upper Orinoco along the Colombia-Venezuela border.

Feeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: pike cichlids are predators of fishes and large invertebrates.

Mating

Not documented for this form.

Breeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: pike cichlids spawn in caves and the female guards the brood.

In the aquarium

Aqua Haus Gaus lists the fish in 5–6.5 in lots. Genus-typical care applies: a long tank with caves, and no tankmates small enough to swallow.

Conservation

An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.

Common questions

Lugubria sp. "Atabapo": where does it come from?: It is recorded from Colombia and Venezuela.

Related species compared · Lugubria

Species	Adult size	Temperature	pH	Hardness	IUCN
Lugubria sp. "Atabapo"this species	—	—	—	—	NE
JacundáLugubria johanna	11 in SL	73–82 °F	pH 6.5–7.5	—	LC
Lugubria lenticulata	12 in SL	75–86 °F	pH 5.5–6.5	up to 89 ppm	LC
Lugubria lugubris	13 in TL	79–86 °F	pH 5–7	—	LC
Lugubria acutirostris	14 in TL	79–82 °F	pH 6–7.5	up to 268 ppm	LC
Lugubria adspersa	11.5 in SL	79–86 °F	pH 6–7	—	LC
Lugubria cincta	7.5 in SL	75–81 °F	pH 6–7	—	LC
Lugubria dandara	11 in SL	79–88 °F	pH 5.5–7	—	NE
Marbled pike cichlidLugubria marmorata	11 in SL	79–86 °F	pH 5–7	—	LC
Lugubria monicae	10.5 in SL	79–86 °F	pH 4.5–6	—	NE
Lugubria multispinosa	9 in SL	79–82 °F	pH 5.5–7	—	LC
Lugubria percna	14 in TL	82–86 °F	pH 6.5–7	—	NT

Recorded ranges from each species’ own page; hardness is the tolerance its sources give, not a measurement of the water it lives in. See all 18 Lugubria species →

Also from the Orinoco

Sources

Aqua Haus Gaus trade listing: lugubria-sp-atabapo-13-16cm

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Lugubria sp. "Atabapo". Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/species/lugubria-sp-atabapo/

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