/perciformes/cichlidae/gymnogeophagus/balzanii/1.jpg "Gymnogeophagus balzanii")
Juvenile- 50 mm
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| Scientific Name | Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891) |
| Common Names | Paraguay Eartheater Argentine Humphead, Paraguay Mouthbrooder, Paraguay-Maulbrüter (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Cáceres (formerly Villa María), Río Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná River basin, in the Paraguay drainage in Brazil and Paraguay, the Paraná drainage in Argentina; the lower Uruguay drainage in Uruguay and Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 10, pp 623 [23] |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 27 02:22 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:13) |