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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Geophaginae
Genus: Geophagus

(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America

Geophagus abalios López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Geophagus abalios
[]

Photo by Ros, W.

South America
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
Geophagus altifrons Heckel, 1840

Photo by Ros, W.
 
Geophagus altifrons
[]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

South America
Max. Length 24.2 cm TL
Geophagus argyrostictus Kullander, 1991

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Geophagus argyrostictus
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Geophagus brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989

Photo by Holm, E.
 
Geophagus brachybranchus
[]

Photo by Corrêa, F.

South America
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Corrêa, F.
 
Geophagus brasiliensis
[Pearl cichlid]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Geophagus brokopondo
[]

Photo by Vierke, J.

South America
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Geophagus camopiensis Pellegrin, 1903

Photo by Vierke, J.
 
Geophagus camopiensis
[Oyapock eartheater]

Photo by Brown, C.

Central America
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Geophagus crassilabris Steindachner, 1876

Photo by Brown, C.
 
Geophagus crassilabris
[Panamanian eartheater]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
 
Geophagus crocatus
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America

Geophagus dicrozoster López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Geophagus dicrozoster
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Geophagus gottwaldi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Geophagus grammepareius
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 18.3 cm SL
Geophagus harreri Gosse, 1976

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Geophagus harreri
[Maroni eartheater]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Geophagus iporangensis Haseman, 1911

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Geophagus iporangensis
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Geophagus itapicuruensis
[]

Photo by Albering, J.

South America
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
Geophagus megasema Heckel, 1840

Photo by Albering, J.
 
Geophagus megasema
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
 
Geophagus mirabilis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Geophagus neambi
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Geophagus obscurus (Castelnau, 1855)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Geophagus obscurus
[]

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.

South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Geophagus parnaibae Staeck & Schindler, 2006

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.
 
Geophagus parnaibae
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Geophagus pellegrini Regan, 1912

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Geophagus pellegrini
[Yellowhump eartheater]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Geophagus proximus
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Geophagus steindachneri
[Redhump eartheater]

Photo by Gantschnigg, G.

South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Geophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Gantschnigg, G.
 
Geophagus surinamensis
[Redstriped eartheater]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Geophagus sveni
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Geophagus taeniopareius Kullander & Royero, 1992

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Geophagus taeniopareius
[]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

South America
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
Geophagus winemilleri López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Geophagus winemilleri
[]
27 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Geophagus
(Cichlids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2004 Geophagus abalios South America
1840 Geophagus altifrons South America 26.5 TL
1991 Geophagus argyrostictus South America 24.2 TL
1989 Geophagus brachybranchus South America 13.8 SL
1824 Geophagus brasiliensis Pearl cichlid South America 28 TL
1989 Geophagus brokopondo South America 12.3 SL
1903 Geophagus camopiensis Oyapock eartheater South America 17.5 SL
1876 Geophagus crassilabris Panamanian eartheater Central America 24 SL
2013 Geophagus crocatus South America 16.6 SL
2004 Geophagus dicrozoster South America
2006 Geophagus gottwaldi South America 19.8 SL
1992 Geophagus grammepareius South America 10.3 SL
1976 Geophagus harreri Maroni eartheater South America 18.3 SL
1911 Geophagus iporangensis South America 10 SL
1911 Geophagus itapicuruensis South America
1840 Geophagus megasema South America 18.9 SL
2014 Geophagus mirabilis South America 16.2 SL
2010 Geophagus neambi South America 12.7 SL
1855 Geophagus obscurus South America 10 SL
2006 Geophagus parnaibae South America 7.6 SL
1912 Geophagus pellegrini Yellowhump eartheater South America 15.2 SL
1855 Geophagus proximus South America 22.5 SL
1922 Geophagus steindachneri Redhump eartheater South America 19.8 TL
1791 Geophagus surinamensis Redstriped eartheater South America 14.8 SL
2010 Geophagus sveni South America 16.7 SL
1992 Geophagus taeniopareius South America 14.3 SL
2004 Geophagus winemilleri South America 19.5 SL



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