Gymnogeophagus sp. Rancho?

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Gymnogeophagus sp. Rancho?

Postby understudy » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:05 pm

I'm attending an upcoming auction and there are Gymnogenys sp. Rancho and Labiatus sp. Rancho available. This location is not on Felipe's site. Does anyone have any insight/information on this designation?
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Re: Gymnogeophagus sp. Rancho?

Postby Bas Pels » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:53 pm

Rancho does seem to be 'spanified' from ranch

However, the Uruguayan name for a ranch is estancia.

As far as I know, Felipe comes regularly to 2 enstancias, one in the for west of the region Treinta y tres. Australoheros sp local, Gymnogeophagus blue neon and G labiatus sp big lips comes from this locality

The other is on the Brasilian border, If I remember correctly, on the Rio Cuareim, but I never went there. Whether any labiatus comes from this place, I could not tell

But perhaps G sp rancho is blue neon and G labiatum sp rancho is big lips.

Still, the names could just as well be phony. I'd require photos
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Re: Gymnogeophagus sp. Rancho?

Postby abarilot » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:01 am

Bas Pels wrote:The other is on the Brasilian border, If I remember correctly, on the Rio Cuareim, but I never went there. Whether any labiatus comes from this place, I could not tell


Felipe called this location Invernada. There is no G. labiatus from this location but a very attractive gymnogenys with big lips. If I remember correctly, this is the holotype for C. celidochilus. We collected there last year and it was my favorite spot we collected at.

Sorry I can't shed light on the G. sp. "Rancho". Could it be possible it's from Argentina? I just don't know the distribution of G. labiatus. Good luck!
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