FB-67357 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67357 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Homatula Homatula disparizona Min, Yang & Chen, 2013 2014-06-06 2021-06-24 Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández0 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) FB-GeneralDescr-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2014-06-11 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67367 Inhabits black water river, running through thick gallery forest. Mostly found abundat in areas of sluggish water with sandy bottoms and relatively little forest cover (Ref. 95093). Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández 2013 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2014-06-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67367 Differs from Geophagus grammepareius, G. taeniopareius, G. argyrostictus, G. gottwaldi and G. harreri by its incomplete suborbital stripe (vs. complete). Can be further diagnosed from G. abalios, G. brokopondo, G. surinamensis, G megasema, G camopiensis, G. altifrons, G. parnaibae, G. sveni, and G. neambi by having an incomplete suborbital stripe formed by a preopercular black mark (vs. absent). The lateral bar pattern of Geophagus crocatus distinguishes this species from all other congeners. The bar pattern is formed by 6 vertical bars on the flank, with bars 2 and 3 uniquely fused dorsally at the base of the spiny dorsal fin between spines 9 and 10. Distinguished from all members of the G. surinamensis complex with incomplete suborbital markings by the presence of 6 lateral bars (vs. absent in G. proximus and G. brachybranchus, 4 bars in G. winemilleri, and 7 bars in G. dicrozoster (Ref. 95093). Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández 2013 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) FB-Morphology-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2014-06-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67367 Dorsal spines (total): 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 32 - 33 Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández 2013 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) FB-Distribution-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67367 South America: Berbice River, above and below the rapids at Itabru Falls in Guyana. Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández 2013 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) FB-TrophicStrategy-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2014-06-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ crocatus Inhabits black water river, running through thick gallery forest. Mostly found abundat in areas of sluggish water with sandy bottoms and relatively little forest cover. Encountered in waters with low conductivity 2-39 ?S , temperature 25-33°C, low to neutral pH 4.1-7.1, secchi depth 0.7-1 m, velocity 0.1-0.3 m/s, and dissolved oxygen 5.1-6.7 mg/l (Ref. 95093). Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández 2013 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) FB-Size-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2014-06-11 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67367 16.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 95093)) Hauser, F.E. and H. López-Fernández 2013 Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 3731(2):279-286. (Ref. 95093) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-67367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2014-06-11 00:00:00 2014-06-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67367 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 4.1 - 7.1