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Etymology: Mikrogeophagus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, gea = earth + Greek, phagein, to eat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Guaporé River drainage in Brazil and Bolivia, and in the Mamoré River drainage in Bolivia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36377)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Eggs are deposited on stones and covered with sand, female cares for eggs. Larvae are carried into troughs and defended by both parents.
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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