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Gymnogeophagus mekinos Malabarba, Malabarba & Reis, 2015

Elongated eartheater
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Gymnogeophagus mekinos, Rio Grande do Sul, rio Piraizinho, on road from Bagé to Dom Pedrito, tributary of rio Negro. It inhabits the río Negro, connected to the lower río Uruguay. Report of its presence in the río Tacuarí / lagoa Mirim drainage is probably based on a study using DNA analysis (Ref. 118066).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Malabarba, L.R., M.C. Malabarba and R.E. Reis, 2015
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Gymnogeophagus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phaegein, to eat (Ref. 45335);  mekinos: Name from Greek 'mekinos' meaning prolonged, referring to the comparatively elongated body of this species; noun in apposition..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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