Argentine humphead

The Argentine humphead lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 8.0, dH range: 5 - 19 environment.

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Common names

Argentine humphead in English
Ballonkopf-Erdfresser in German (Deutsch)
Cará in Portuguese (Português)
Castañeta in Spanish (español)
Earth eater in English
Paraguay Mouthbrooder in English
Paraguay-Maulbrüter in German (Deutsch)
Seepratonkija in Finnish (suomen kieli)
巴氏珠母丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
巴氏珠母麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
鮑氏裸光蓋麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
鲍氏裸光盖丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Gymnogeophagus
Species : Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Authority : Perugia, 1891