FB-62812 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62812 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Mekongina Mekongina bibarba Nguyen, 2001 2006-10-03 2021-09-20 Staeck, W. and I. Schindler0 <i>Geophagus parnaibae</i> sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Rio Parnaíba basin, Brazil. Zool. Abh. (Dresden) 55:69-75. (Ref. 57445) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-62820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-04 00:00:00 2007-07-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits bare sandy bottoms in brooks and small rivers with remarkably strong current during the rainy season. Also occurs frequently in pools and ponds with more or less stagnant water during the dry season and the period of low water (Ref. 57445). A specimen measuring 6.5 cm SL has 80% plant matter (mainly seeds), aquatic insect larvae, detritus and sand grains in its stomach and adjacent intestine (Ref. 57445). Staeck, W. and I. Schindler 2006 <i>Geophagus parnaibae</i> sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Rio Parnaíba basin, Brazil. Zool. Abh. (Dresden) 55:69-75. (Ref. 57445) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-04 00:00:00 2006-10-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Distinguished from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: lack of a dark infraorbital stripe or black preopercular markings; a caudal fin with distinct longitudinal bands; only 30 to 31 scales in E1 row; and small size, maximum TL approximately 16 cm (Ref. 57445). Staeck, W. and I. Schindler 2006 <i>Geophagus parnaibae</i> sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Rio Parnaíba basin, Brazil. Zool. Abh. (Dresden) 55:69-75. (Ref. 57445) FB-Morphology-62820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-04 00:00:00 2006-10-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 Staeck, W. and I. Schindler 2006 <i>Geophagus parnaibae</i> sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Rio Parnaíba basin, Brazil. Zool. Abh. (Dresden) 55:69-75. (Ref. 57445) FB-Distribution-62820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-04 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats South America: Rio Parnaiba drainage in Brazil. Staeck, W. and I. Schindler 2006 <i>Geophagus parnaibae</i> sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Rio Parnaíba basin, Brazil. Zool. Abh. (Dresden) 55:69-75. (Ref. 57445) FB-Size-62820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-04 00:00:00 2007-07-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 7.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57445)) Staeck, W. and I. Schindler 2006 <i>Geophagus parnaibae</i> sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Rio Parnaíba basin, Brazil. Zool. Abh. (Dresden) 55:69-75. (Ref. 57445) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-04 00:00:00 2007-07-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.6