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Etymology: Geophagus: Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phagein = to eat (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce; estuarina bentopelágico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 10; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 11°C - 37°C (Ref. 116045)
South America: Coastal drainages of eastern and southern Brazil and Uruguay.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 9.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36377); common length : 9.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193)
Quite popular with aquarists.
Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01559 - 0.02439), b=3.01 (2.96 - 3.06), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.26 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Fec=600-800).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).