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  • Geophagus brasiliensis
  • Geophagus brasiliensis
  • Geophagus brasiliensis
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Scientific Name Geophagus brasiliensis    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Common Names Pearl Eartheater
Brasilperlmutterfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Rio de Janeiro Bay, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Acara gymnopoma, Acara minuta, Chromis brasiliensis, Chromys unimaculata, Geophagus brasiliensis, Geophagus olfersi, Geophagus tuberosus
Pronunciation Gee oh fay GUS
Etymology Geo - earth, -phagus - eater: Eartheater. 
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Size 280mm or 11" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Coastal drainages of eastern and southern Brazil and Uruguay.
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, Coastal Rivers of Brazil (click on these areas to find other species found there)
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 Voyage autour du monde, pp 286.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:37 (species record created: 2011 Oct 19 15:52)