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Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)

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Common names: Acará roi roi, Acará tinga, Acará-papa-terra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River (Ref. 36377). Widespread in Brazilian waters, including the rivers Tefe and Trombetas (Ref. 12251). Found in fish markets in Santarém (Ref. 12202).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bujurqui, Acará roi roi, Laikkutonkija, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | 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 author: Castelnau.

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

; Água doce bentopelágico.   Tropical

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