Yellowhump eartheater
Geophagus pellegrini
No photo yet
A mouthbrooding eartheater from Colombia.
- Scientific name
- Geophagus pellegrini
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 5.5–6
- General hardness (GH)
- 0 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
Spotted wrong data on this page? Let us know