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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Gymnogeophagus
Maximum length: 10.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: middle rio Negro basin, including main tributaries (lower rio Uruguay basin) and in rio Tacuarí (laguna Mirim basin).

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