A new species of Geophagus (Teleostei: Cichlidae): naming a cichlid species widely known in the aquarium hobby as “Geophagus sp. Tapajos Red head”
By Chuctaya, Junior, Pedro Nitschke, Marcelo C. Andrade, Juliana Wingert, Luiz R. Malabarba
Journal of Fish Biology, 04-Sep-2022. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15207
" A new species of Geophagus sensu stricto is described from the Tapajos River basin, Brazil, elevating the number of species of the genus to 21. The new species is of commercial importance and is known in the aquarist trade as Geophagus “red head”. The new species is diagnosed using an integrative approach, based on mitochondrial DNA analysis along with morphological evidence. The new species is distinguished from all congeners by the absence of markings on head, the bar pattern composed by nine vertical bars on flanks, and the presence of distinct longitudinal bands in the caudal fin. Additionally, it shows a genetic distance of at least 2.0% in cytochrome-b gene sequences from its closest congeners. Molecular analysis including most genera of Cichlidae from South America corroborates that the new species belongs to the group of Geophagus sensu stricto "
Classification: Taxonomy and phylogeny, South America.
Language: English
Reference in bibliography for genera (1)
Reference in bibliography for species (38)
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Name substitutions
- Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis referred to as Chaetobranchopsis bitaeniatus [p. 10].
- Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus referred to as Geophagus rhabdotus [p. 10].
Chuctaya, Junior & Pedro Nitschke, Marcelo C. Andrade, Juliana Wingert, Luiz R. Malabarba. 2022. "A new species of Geophagus (Teleostei: Cichlidae): naming a cichlid species widely known in the aquarium hobby as “Geophagus sp. Tapajos Red head”". Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15207 (crc12031) (abstract)