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Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891)

Argentine humphead

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Gymnogeophagus balzanii
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Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the upper and tributaries of Paraná (Ref. 56308). Also Ref. 36377.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: López, H.L., A.M. Miquelarena and J. Ponte Gómez, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Earth eater, Castañeta, 巴氏珠母丽鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Gymnogeophagus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phaegein, to eat (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Redescription in Reis & Malabarba (1988).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học


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