/perciformes/cichlidae/gymnogeophagus/balzanii/1.jpg "Gymnogeophagus balzanii")
Juvenile- 50 mm
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891) |
| Common Names | Paraguay Eartheater Argentine Humphead, Paraguay Mouthbrooder, Paraguay-Maulbrüter (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Cáceres (formerly Villa María), Río Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Geophagus balzanii, Geophagus duodecimspinosus, Gymnogeophagus cyanopterus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná River basin, in the Paraguay drainage in Brazil and Paraguay, the Paraná drainage in Argentina; the lower Uruguay drainage in Uruguay and Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 10, pp 623 [23] |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.750.5008 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:13) |