 Summary of geophagus |
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| Pronounced | Gee oh fay GUS |
| Etymology | Geo - earth, -phagus - eater: Eartheater. |
| Size | Smallest 20mm, largest 280mm, average 161mm, most commonly 225mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 28 "species" in the database |
| Keepers | 5 species (17%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| New spp. / time |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Most Kept Species |
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| 1. | (33.33%) |
| 2. | (16.67%) |
| 3. | (16.67%) |
| 4. | (16.67%) |
| 5. | Geophagus altifrons (16.67%) |
| Genus Thumbnails |
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G. abalios
(i:0, k:0)
G. altifrons
(i:0, k:1)
G. argyrostictus
(i:0, k:0)
G. brachybranchus
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/brasiliensis/1.jpg "Geophagus brasiliensis - Click for species page")
G. brasiliensis
(i:3, k:0)
G. brokopondo
(i:0, k:0)
G. camopiensis
(i:0, k:0)
G. crassilabris
(i:0, k:0)
G. crocatus
(i:0, k:0)
G. dicrozoster
(i:0, k:0)
G. gottwaldi
(i:0, k:0)
G. grammepareius
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/harreri/1.jpg "Geophagus harreri - Click for species page")
G. harreri
(i:2, k:1)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/iporangensis/1.jpg "Geophagus iporangensis - Click for species page")
G. iporangensis
(i:1, k:0)
G. itapicuruensis
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/megasema/1.jpg "Geophagus megasema - Click for species page")
G. megasema
(i:1, k:0)
G. mirabilis
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/neambi/1.jpg "Geophagus neambi - Click for species page")
G. neambi
(i:9, k:1)
G. obscurus
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/parnaibae/1.jpg "Geophagus parnaibae - Click for species page")
G. parnaibae
(i:6, k:0)
G. pellegrini
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/proximus/1.jpg "Geophagus proximus - Click for species page")
G. proximus
(i:1, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/pyrocephalus/1.jpg "Geophagus pyrocephalus - Click for species page")
G. pyrocephalus
(i:5, k:2)
G. steindachneri
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/surinamensis/1.jpg "Geophagus surinamensis - Click for species page")
G. surinamensis
(i:3, k:0)
G. sveni
(i:0, k:0)
G. taeniopareius
(i:0, k:0)/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/winemilleri/1.jpg "Geophagus winemilleri - Click for species page")
G. winemilleri
(i:1, k:1)
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/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/pyrocephalus/1.jpg "Geophagus pyrocephalus")
/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/harreri/1.jpg "Geophagus harreri")
/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/neambi/1.jpg "Geophagus neambi")
/perciformes/cichlidae/geophagus/winemilleri/1.jpg "Geophagus winemilleri")