Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)
Acará roi roi,  Acará tinga,  Acará-papa-terra,  Acaratinga
Geophagus proximus
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Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Geophaginae
Max. size:  34.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); 26.6 cm (female); max.weight: 562.0 g; max.weight: 330.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin, in the Ucayali River drainage of Peru, and along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Found along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River (Ref. 36377). Widespread in Brazilian waters, including the rivers Tefe and Trombetas (Ref. 12251). Found in fish markets in Santarém (Ref. 12202).


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