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Geophagus Heckel, 1840

269200  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269200)

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  1. Species Geophagus abalios López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004
  2. Species Geophagus altifrons Heckel, 1840
  3. Species Geophagus argyrostictus Kullander, 1991
  4. Species Geophagus brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  5. Species Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  6. Species Geophagus brokopondo Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  7. Species Geophagus camopiensis Pellegrin, 1903
  8. Species Geophagus crassilabris Steindachner, 1876
  9. Species Geophagus crocatus Hauser & López-Fernández, 2013
  10. Species Geophagus diamantinensis Mattos, Costa & Santos, 2015
  11. Species Geophagus dicrozoster López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004
  12. Species Geophagus gottwaldi Schindler & Staeck, 2006
  13. Species Geophagus grammepareius Kullander & Taphorn, 1992
  14. Species Geophagus harreri Gosse, 1976
  15. Species Geophagus iporangensis Haseman, 1911
  16. Species Geophagus itapicuruensis Haseman, 1911
  17. Species Geophagus megasema Heckel, 1840
  18. Species Geophagus mirabilis Deprá, Kullander, Pavanelli & Graça, 2014
  19. Species Geophagus multiocellus Mattos & Costa, 2018
  20. Species Geophagus neambi Lucinda, Lucena & Assis, 2010
  21. Species Geophagus obscurus (Castelnau, 1855)
  22. Species Geophagus parnaibae Staeck & Schindler, 2006
  23. Species Geophagus pellegrini Regan, 1912
  24. Species Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)
  25. Species Geophagus rufomarginatus Mattos & Costa, 2018
  26. Species Geophagus santosi Mattos & Costa, 2018
  27. Species Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922
  28. Species Geophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)
  29. Species Geophagus sveni Lucinda, Lucena & Assis, 2010
  30. Species Geophagus taeniopareius Kullander & Royero, 1992
  31. Species Geophagus winemilleri López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004
  32. Species Geophagus acuticeps Heckel, 1840 accepted as Satanoperca acuticeps (Heckel, 1840)
  33. Species Geophagus agassizii Steindachner, 1875 accepted as Apistogramma agassizii (Steindachner, 1875) (synonym)
  34. Species Geophagus amoenus Cope, 1872 accepted as Apistogramma amoena (Cope, 1872)
  35. Species Geophagus australe Eigenmann, 1907 accepted as Gymnogeophagus australis (Eigenmann, 1907)
  36. Species Geophagus australis Eigenmann, 1907 accepted as Gymnogeophagus australis (Eigenmann, 1907) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  37. Species Geophagus badiipinnis Cope, 1872 accepted as Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
  38. Species Geophagus balzanii Perugia, 1891 accepted as Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891) (synonym)
  39. Species Geophagus brachyurus Cope, 1894 accepted as Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  40. Species Geophagus brasiliensis Kner, 1865 accepted as Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (ambiguous synonym)
  41. Species Geophagus bucephalus Hensel, 1870 accepted as Gymnogeophagus labiatus (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  42. Species Geophagus camurus Cope, 1894 accepted as Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  43. Species Geophagus cupido Heckel, 1840 accepted as Biotodoma cupido (Heckel, 1840)
  44. Species Geophagus daemon Heckel, 1840 accepted as Satanoperca daemon (Heckel, 1840)
  45. Species Geophagus duodecimspinosus Boulenger, 1895 accepted as Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891) (synonym)
  46. Species Geophagus gymnogenys Hensel, 1870 accepted as Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  47. Species Geophagus hondae Regan, 1912 accepted as Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922 (synonym)
  48. Species Geophagus jurupari Heckel, 1840 accepted as Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840)
  49. Species Geophagus labiatus Hensel, 1870 accepted as Gymnogeophagus labiatus (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  50. Species Geophagus lapidifera (Castelnau, 1855) accepted as Retroculus lapidifer (Castelnau, 1855)
  51. Species Geophagus leucostictus Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) (synonym)
  52. Species Geophagus magdalena Brind, 1943 accepted as Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922 (synonym)
  53. Species Geophagus mapiritensis Fernández-Yépez, 1950 accepted as Satanoperca mapiritensis (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)
  54. Species Geophagus olfersi Gosse, 1976 accepted as Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (ambiguous synonym)
  55. Species Geophagus pappaterra Heckel, 1840 accepted as Satanoperca pappaterra (Heckel, 1840)
  56. Species Geophagus pygmaeus Hensel, 1870 accepted as Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  57. Species Geophagus rhabdotus Hensel, 1870 accepted as Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  58. Species Geophagus scymnophilus Hensel, 1870 accepted as Gymnogeophagus labiatus (Hensel, 1870) (synonym)
  59. Species Geophagus thayeri Steindachner, 1875 accepted as Acarichthys heckelii (Müller & Troschel, 1849) (synonym)
  60. Species Geophagus tuberosus Gosse, 1976 accepted as Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (ambiguous synonym)
  61. Species Geophagus wavrini Gosse, 1963 accepted as Biotodoma wavrini (Gosse, 1963)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heckel, J. J. (1840). Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden). <em>Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte.</em> 2: 325-471, Pls. 29-30. [details]   
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Geophagus Heckel, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269200 on 2024-09-22
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original description Heckel, J. J. (1840). Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden). <em>Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte.</em> 2: 325-471, Pls. 29-30. [details]   

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
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