Male in the aquarium
A male of Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura in the aquarium of Felipe Cantera, Montevideo [Uruguay]. Photo by Marcelo Casacuberta. determiner Rico Morgenstern

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Gymnogeophagus


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Last updated on:
14-Jul-2016

Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura Loureiro, Zarucki, Malabarba & González-Bergonzoni, 2016

Castañeta.


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Original description as Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura:

ZooBank:4005F96C-115E-4A63-B46D-7A221497CA54.

Conservation: Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species. According to Loureiro & al. 2016:161, Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura is abundant throughout its range, and no specific threats have observed. Thus, it could be categorized as “least concern” according to the IUCN criteria.