New South American cichlid species identified – Geophagus pirangaensis

Adult Geophagus pirangaensis. Note the 10mm scale bar under the head. Photo by E. Henschel in the Journal of Fish Biology.

Following on the heels of the interview with Kwan Ming Tam below about Geophagus, this post introduces a new species of the genus, which was just recently described. Part of the Brasiliensis species group, the fish is named Geophagus pirangaensis. 

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