Gymnogeophagus is a genus of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are known from various river basins (notably Rio de la Plata and Lagoa dos Patos–Mirim) in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.[1] They are part of a group popularly known as eartheaters.
Gymnogeophagus | |
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Gymnogeophagus balzanii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Geophagini |
Subtribe: | Geophagina |
Genus: | Gymnogeophagus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918 |
Type species | |
Gymnogeophagus cyanopterus A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
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Geographic range of genus Gymnogeophagus |
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[2]