Gymnogeophagus

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Gymnogeophagus
Gymnogeophagus balzanii (1).JPG
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Geophagini
Subtribe: Geophagina
Genus: Gymnogeophagus
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918
Type species
Gymnogeophagus cyanopterus
A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
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Geographic range of genus Gymnogeophagus

Gymnogeophagus is a genus of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are known from various river basins (notably Rio de la Plata and Lagoa dos PatosMirim) in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.[1] They are part of a group popularly known as eartheaters.

Species[]

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Gymnogeophagus in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Gymnogeophagus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ a b c d e Malabarba, L.R., Malabarba, M.C. & Reis, R.E. (2015). "Descriptions of five new species of the Neotropical cichlid genus Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Cichliformes) from the rio Uruguay drainage" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 13 (4): 637–662. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20140188.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. ^ Alonso, F., G.E. Terán, G. Aguilera, O. Říčan, J. Casciotta, W.S. Serra, A. Almirón, M.F. Benítez, I. García and J.M. Mirande (2019). Description of A New Species of the Neotropical Cichlid Genus Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 (Teleostei: Cichliformes) from the Middle Paraná Basin, Misiones, Argentina. PLoS ONE. 14(2): e0210166. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210166
  5. ^ Loureiro, M., Zarucki, M., Malabarba, L.R. & González-Bergonzoni, I. (2016): A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (1): e150082.
  6. ^ González-Bergonzoni, I., Loureiro, M. & Oviedo, S. (2009). "A new species of Gymnogeophagus from the río Negro and río Tacuarí basins, Uruguay (Teleostei: Perciformes)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 7 (1): 19–24. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252009000100003.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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