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Scientific Name Gymnogeophagus meridionalis  Reis & Malabarba, 1988
Common Name Meridio-Geophagus (Germany)
Type Locality Rio Negro Road at BR-153, Bagé, Rio Grande do sul, Brazil.
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Size 88mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Uruguay River drainage in Uruguay and Brazil, and smaller drainages in nearby Argentina.
La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revista Brasileira de Zoologia v. 4 (no. 4), pp 273, Figs. 4-17, 19
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Last Update 2013 Sep 03 08:11 (species record created: 2012 Jul 06 13:29)