nororientalis, Apistogramma Mesa S. [L. M.] & Lasso [C. A.] 2011:124, Fig. 56 [Revisión del género Apistogramma Regan, 1913; ref. 31958] Río San Juan, morichal Los Pozos a 8 km de Barrancas, 9°54'10"N, 63°36'30"W, Estado Monagas, Venezuela. Holotype: MHNLS 5876. Paratypes: MHNLS 4648 (1), 8132 (1). •Valid as Apistogramma nororientalis Mesa S. & Lasso 2011. Current status: Valid as Apistogramma nororientalis Mesa S. & Lasso 2011. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Gulf of Paria and Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.