| Pearl cichlid | |
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| A male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Geophagus |
| Species: | G. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophagus brasiliensis | |
The pearl cichlid (Geophagus brasiliensis) is a species of fish in the cichlid family. It is native to southeastern Brazil (north to Bahia), Paraguay, Uruguay and far northeastern Argentina,[1] where it is found in rivers, lakes, and nearby slightly brackish lagoons.[2][3] It has been introduced to several countries far from its native range, including the United States, Australia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.[2] This species is popular among aquarists.[3]
G. brasiliensis is part of a species complex that also includes the rarer G. diamantinensis, G. iporangensis, G. itapicuruensis, G. multiocellus, G. obscurus, G. rufomarginatus and G. santosi from the Brazilian state of Bahia (most species) or São Paulo (G. iporangensis).[1][4]
- ^ a b Mattos, J.L.O., Costa, W.J.E.M. & Santos, A.C.A. (2015): Geophagus diamantinensis, a new species of the G. brasiliensis species group from Chapada Diamantina, north-eastern Brazil (Cichlidae: Geophagini). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters, 26 (3): 209-220.
- ^ a b SeriouslyFish: 'Geophagus' brasiliensis. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Geophagus brasiliensis". FishBase.
- ^ Mattos, J.L.O.; W.J.E.M. Costa (2018). "Three new species of the 'Geophagus' brasiliensis species group from the northeast Brazil (Cichlidae, Geophagini)" (PDF). Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94 (2): 325–337. doi:10.3897/zse.94.22685.