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শ্রেণীবিভাগ / নাম প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Geophaginae
Etymology: Geophagus:Greek, gea = the earth + Greek, phagein = to eat (Ref. 45335); pirangaensis:Name 'pirangaensis' from the type locality of the new species, Piranga River.
পৃষ্ঠীয় কাঁটা (মোট ) : 14 - 15; পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 10 - 11; পায়ূ কাঁটা : 3; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 7 - 8; কশেরুকা : 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of clear, rounded spots in the posterior most dorsal-fin rays of fixed adult specimens; snout 46.22%-52.74% HL; terminal mouth; head 94.08%-101.15% HL; caudal fin with a rounded distal margin; 25 or 26 longitudinal scales in the E0 series; dark and rounded mid-lateral spot of live specimens; 14 or 15 spines on the dorsal fin; small bright spots in the central region of the bluish spots on the caudal fin of living specimens absent; small bluish spots in the opercular region of living specimens; bluish dots on the most anterior soft rays of the anal fin of living specimens absent; denticles on gill rakers of the first branchial arch present; and bluish and longitudinal lines in the basal region of the caudal fin of living specimens absent (Ref.138566). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
This species occurs in backwaters and shallow areas 50-70 m wide, bordered by dense riparian forest and characterized by muddy, sandy, and rocky substrates (Ref. 138566).
জীবনচক্র এবং প্রজনন আচরণ পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Assis, C.E.D., J.A. Dergam, A.F. Cunha, V.N. Machado, T. Hrbek, N.M.D.F. Vicente, V.D. Queiroz and E. Henschel, 2026. A new endemic pearl cichlid of the 'Geophagus' brasiliensis (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) species group from the Piranga River, upper Doce River basin, southeastern Brazil. J. Fish Biol. 1-14. (Ref. 138566)
আইইউসিএন রেড লিস্টের অবস্থা (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
