Cichlidae

Gymnogeophagus tiraparae

Gymnogeophagus tiraparae

Fish Reaching Ten Point Two Centimeters in South American Waters

• Tropical
• Lower river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Gymnogeophagus tiraparae is a species of Geophagine cichlid. Before the scientific description, this fish was referred to by the name Gymnogeophagus sp "San Borja". It is found in Rio Negro in Uruguay and in the Tacuari River in the Laguna Mirim basin.