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Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855) |
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| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Geophaginae | |||
| Max. size: | 34.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); 26.6 cm (female); max.weight: 562.0 g; max.weight: 330.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon River basin, in the Ucayali River drainage of Peru, and along the Solimoes-Amazon River to the Trombetas River. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||