What type of geophagus do I have..?

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Looking more brasiliensis than gymno ...
 
ewok;1763156; said:
i doubt that to be honest. i don't think this species above would have somehow mistakenly ended up in a random lfs somehow.
it's really hard to tell as they are in juvenile colors, but i would guess gymnogeophagus rhabdotus
He got them as Geophagus 'Rio Salto" at a swap meet(privately bred), not a lfs.

As I did some more research, I found out that Gymno. australis 'Salto' and Gymno. cf. gymnogenys 'Salto' are one and the same. The correct name is Gymno. australis 'Salto'(identified by the twin barring). This is a pic from Kutty while collecting in Uruguay of Gymno. australis 'Salto'.
saltoaustralis.jpg



So my new choice, Gymno. australis 'Salto'. Of course this is dependant on a correct locale, Rio Salto Grande.

Geophagus brasiliensis tend to have a pointer snout then the fish in question.
 
Geophagus brasiliensis
That 4 fish now.
 
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