Last updated on:
30-Oct-2013
Geophagus crocatus Hauser & López-Hernández, 2013
02-Nov-2013 — New species of Geophagus
By Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
A new species of Geophagus from Guyana, Geophagus crocatus has been described by Frances E. Hauser & Hernán López-Fernández from the upper Berbice river in Guyana. The species is diagnosed from other Geophagus in the Geophagus surinamensis group by basically two color pattern features. The presence of an incomplete suborbital stripe and the number of vertical bars on the flank, six in the new species, with two of them (number 2 and 3) converging at the base of the dorsal fin. The specific name crocatus refers to the saffron yellow coloration present in the operculum of live specimens. The species is only known from the Berbice river.
Hauser, Frances E & Hernán 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.8 (crc05756) (abstract)