Uruguay country information

Common names: Castañeta, Earth eater
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the lower Uruguay drainage (Ref. 36377).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kullander, S.O., 2003
National Database: Dinara

Common names from other countries

Earth eater, Castañeta, 巴氏珠母丽鱼, ... more

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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Gymnogeophagus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phaegein, to eat (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Redescription in Reis & Malabarba (1988).

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

; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Subtropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

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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.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36377)

Max. length 20 cm TL (Ref. 1672).

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Larvophile mouth brooders. Female tends the clutch. This updates previous information from Ref. 1672.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

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)

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

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02188 (0.01030 - 0.04649), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec=500).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891)