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Scientific Name Geophagus proximus    (Castelnau, 1855)
Common Name Amazonas-Geophagus (Germany)
Type Locality Río Ucayali, Mission Saraycu, Peru.
Synonym(s) Chromys proxima
Pronunciation Gee oh fay GUS
Etymology Geo - earth, -phagus - eater: Eartheater. 
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Size 225mm or 8.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the Ucayali River drainage of Peru, and along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (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 Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp14, Pl. 7 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:37 (species record created: 2011 Jul 14 14:55)