Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 27 - 28. Diagnosis: Geophagus diamantinensis is distinguished from all other species of the Geophagus brasiliensis species group by having the urohyal bone with a gentle anterior constriction (vs. strong constriction); presence of a small dark brow mark just posterior to pectoral fin (vs. absence); presence of a horizontal dark brown band on snout (vs. absence); and head more slender, head depth 77-86 % HL (vs. 87-122); G. diamantinensis is distinguished from G. itapicuruensis by having XIV spines on the dorsal-fin (vs. XIII), and from G. obscurus by having subterminal mouth (vs. terminal) (Ref. 118113).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Geophagus

Species: Geophagus diamantinensis Mattos, Costa & Santos, 2015

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Stomach content revealed that G. diamantinensis is insectivorous and feeds mainly on autochthonous resources; the main stomach contents included the following insect orders: Diptera, Ephemeroptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera and Odonata; in addition, a residual content of vegetal material was also found (Ref. 118113).

Habitat

benthopelagic