Brazil country information

Common names: Acará-topete, Acará-topête, Acará
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from the Patos lagoon (Ref. 58359). Found in the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585).
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: Garcia, A.M., M.B. Raseira, J.P. Vieira, K.O. Winemiller and A.M. Grimm, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pearl eartheater, Braziliensis, Earth eater, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 10; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 11°C - 37°C (Ref. 116045)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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