Taxonomy Profile: Geophagus (Heckel 1840)

Geophagus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
earth eaters []
eartheater cichlids []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Geophagus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Labroidei
parrotfishes |
rainbowfishes |
wrasses |
labres |
poissons-perroquets |
Family : Cichlidae
cichlids |
cichlidés |
tilapias y mojarras de agua dulce |
Genus : Geophagus
earth eaters |
eartheater cichlids |
Geophagus Direct Children(s):
Geophagus brasiliensis
(Quoy and Gaimard 1824)
Geophagus steindachneri
(Eigenmann and Hildebrand in Eigenmann 1922)
Geophagus argyrostictus
(Kullander 1991)
Geophagus brachybranchus
(Kullander and Nijssen 1989)
Geophagus brokopondo
(Kullander and Nijssen 1989)
Geophagus camopiensis
(Pellegrin 1903)
Geophagus crassilabris
(Steindachner 1876)
Geophagus grammepareius
(Kullander and Taphorn in Kullander Royero and Taphorn 1992)
Geophagus harreri
(Gosse 1976)
Geophagus iporangensis
(Haseman 1911)
Geophagus itapicuruensis
(Haseman 1911)
Geophagus megasema
(Heckel 1840)
Geophagus obscurus
(Castelnau 1855)
Geophagus pellegrini
(Regan 1912)
Geophagus proximus
(Castelnau 1855)
Geophagus taeniopareius
(Kullander and Royero in Kullander Royero and Taphorn 1992)
Geophagus abalios
(López-Fernández and Taphorn 2004)
Geophagus dicrozoster
(López-Fernández and Taphorn 2004)
Geophagus winemilleri
(López-Fernández and Taphorn 2004)
Geophagus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Geophagus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Geophagus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Geophagus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Genera of Recent Fishes
Page(s):
iii + 697
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-23-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Geophagus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Geophagus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Geophagus
Geophagus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Geophagus: Comments