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Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Pearl cichlid
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> 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 Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 10; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 11°C - 37°C (Ref. 116045)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

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

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Quite popular with aquarists.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Medarbetare

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: Version 2024-2)

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

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Trophic ecology
Födoslag
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Food rations
Predatorer
Ecology
Ekologi
Population dynamics
Tillväxtparametrar
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Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Rekrytering
Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
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Fecundity
Lek
Spawning aggregations
Ägg
Egg development
Larver
Larvdynamik
Anatomy
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Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Syreförbrukning
Swimming type
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Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetics
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Human related
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Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
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Internet-källor

AFORO (otoliths) | Alien/Invasive Species database | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | BOLDSystems | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Släkte, Arter | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GenBank: genome, nucleotide | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | MitoFish | Nationella databaser | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | Offentliga akvarier | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, sök | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record

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 (0.01593 - 0.02387), b=3.02 (2.97 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.6   ±0.26 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (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);