Holotype
Geophagus multiocellus UFRJ 11764, holotype, 101.4 mm SL; Brazil: Bahia: Rio de Contas Basin. Scale bar 10 mm. CC BY 4.0. Photo by José L Mattos.

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Geophagus

Group
Brasiliensis


Last updated on:
09-Jul-2018

Geophagus multiocellus Mattos & Costa, 2018


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Original description as Geophagus multiocellus:

ZooBank:873C4147-778E-4798-A8C8-FD89EE459969.

  • Mattos, José L & W.J.E.M. Costa. 2018. "Three new species of the ‘Geophagus’ brasiliensis species group from the northeast Brazil (Cichlidae, Geophagini)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94(2):325-337. DOI: 10.3897/zse.94.22685 (crc08536) (abstract)

Conservation: Geophagus multiocellus is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.