FB-69366 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69366 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Tetrarogidae Ablabys Ablabys gymnothorax Chungthanawong & Motomura, 2018 Blodfinnet jordspiser 2021-02-01 2021-02-02 Loureiro, M., M. Zarucki, L.R. Malabarba and I. González-Bergonzoni0 A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyol. 14(1):155-164. (Ref. 123556) Tesitore, G., C. Rodríguez-Bolaña, G. Goyenola, A. Kröger, M. Pacheco, M. Burwood and F.T. de Mello0 Length-weight relationships of seven fish species from the laguna del cisne basin (Canelones, Uruguay). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 36:849-851. (Ref. 125974) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-69375 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-10 00:00:00 2021-02-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69375 This species is found in a large variety of habitats including shallow lakes, floodplain lakes, rivers, and streams, mainly associated with cobble, sandy or muddy substrates. It is an omnivore, feeding on zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, and periphyton (to a lesser extent). Feeding activity reduces greatly during autumn and winter when water temperature decreases (behavior reported in a low-impacted lowland stream in Florida Department and in a eutrophic shallow lake of Montevideo). It has been observed to brood on the substrate and exhibits substantial parental care, including aggressive territorial behavior in both males and females during the reproductive season which is from November to January (Ref. 123556). Loureiro, M., M. Zarucki, L.R. Malabarba and I. González-Bergonzoni 2016 A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyol. 14(1):155-164. (Ref. 123556) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69375 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-15 00:00:00 2021-02-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69375 This species is distinguished from its congeners except for G. rhabdotus, G. meridionalis, G. setequedas, G. che by the number of E1 scales, 23-25 (vs. 26-30), and its substrate-brooding behavior. This species differs from the four species by the unique pigmentation of the dorsal fin: it differs from meridionalis in having diagonal bright blue stripes (light brown in preserved specimens) over a red background (brown in preserved specimens) in the spiny section, and a combination of round, elliptical, and elongated bright blue spots (light brown in preserved specimens) in the soft section versus whitish light blue round spots (white to light brown in preserved specimens) over a red background (brown in preserved specimens) in the whole fin of meridionalis or diagonal whitish light blue stripes (white to light brown in preserved specimens) over a red background in the whole spiny section of the fin and the distal ¾ of the soft section in rhabdotus, setequedas and che; further distinguished from rhabdotus by the termination of the bright blue band that runs above the upper lateral line before reaching a bright blue spot placed above the first perforated scale (vs. band continuous with that spot); differs further from meridionalis, setequedas and che by the anal fin pigmentation pattern which consists of light blue rounded spots (light brown in preserved specimens) over a red to orange background (brown in preserved specimens) versus white irregularly shaped spots over a dark red back ground in meridionalis or diagonal light stripes in setequedas and che; differs from meridionalis by the absence of small clear spots between anal fin rays that reach the distal edge of the fin vs. presence (Ref, 123556). Loureiro, M., M. Zarucki, L.R. Malabarba and I. González-Bergonzoni 2016 A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyol. 14(1):155-164. (Ref. 123556) FB-Morphology-69375 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-15 00:00:00 2021-02-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69375 Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 9 Loureiro, M., M. Zarucki, L.R. Malabarba and I. González-Bergonzoni 2016 A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyol. 14(1):155-164. (Ref. 123556) FB-Distribution-69375 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-10 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69375 South America: Uruguay. Loureiro, M., M. Zarucki, L.R. Malabarba and I. González-Bergonzoni 2016 A new species of Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro from Uruguay (Teleostei: Cichliformes). Neotropical Ichthyol. 14(1):155-164. (Ref. 123556) FB-Size-69375 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-10 00:00:00 2021-02-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69375 9.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. )) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69375 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-02-10 00:00:00 2021-02-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69375 benthopelagic; freshwater