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Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Pearl cichlid
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Geophagus: Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phagein = to eat (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 10; ποταμόδρομος (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 11°C - 37°C (Ref. 116045)

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South America: Coastal drainages of eastern and southern Brazil and Uruguay.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm 9.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 36377); common length : 9.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 12193)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Quite popular with aquarists.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Kullander, Sven O. | Συνεργάτες

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. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 November 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); Ενυδρείο: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01559 - 0.02439), b=3.01 (2.96 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  2.6   ±0.26 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Fec=600-800).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 135 [69, 227] mg/100g; Iron = 0.986 [0.558, 1.915] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [16.5, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.25 [0.12, 0.54] g/100g; Selenium = 41.7 [24.2, 77.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.7 [8.9, 87.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.87 [1.33, 2.81] mg/100g (wet weight);