Geophaginae
The Geophaginae are a subfamily of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are found as far west as the Andes and as far south as northern Argentina. The subfamily includes about 160 species. A single species, Geophagus crassilabris, is from southernmost Central America. For aquaristic purposes, the subfamily can be divided into two groups based on size, appearance, and to some extent behavior; given soft or sufficiently fine substrate, even dwarf cichlids behave like Geophagus, the "eartheater", and take up, mumble, and spit out sand and fine gravel, stripping it of biofilm nutrients. This grouping, however, does not reflect the phylogenetic relationships of these genera within the geophagine clade:
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Geophaginae
The Geophaginae are a subfamily of cichlid fishes from South America, where they are found as far west as the Andes and as far south as northern Argentina. The subfamily includes about 160 species. A single species, Geophagus crassilabris, is from southernmost Central America. For aquaristic purposes, the subfamily can be divided into two groups based on size, appearance, and to some extent behavior; given soft or sufficiently fine substrate, even dwarf cichlids behave like Geophagus, the "eartheater", and take up, mumble, and spit out sand and fine gravel, stripping it of biofilm nutrients. This grouping, however, does not reflect the phylogenetic relationships of these genera within the geophagine clade:
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Die Geophagini sind eine Tribu ...... Geophagus und ihre Verwandten.
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Geophaginae es una subfamilia ...... a Cichlidae con trece géneros.
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Geophaginae è una sottofamigli ...... specie suddivise in 14 generi.
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Geophaginae – zaproponowana w ...... ) również nie są jednoznaczne:
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Les Geophaginae Haseman, 1911 ...... s de 130 espèces sont décrits.
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The Geophaginae are a subfamil ...... member of another subfamily).
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A dwarf cichlid above, and an eartheater below
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Die Geophagini sind eine Tribu ...... ratlaichen bis zum Maulbrüten.
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Geophaginae es una subfamilia ...... a Cichlidae con trece géneros.
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Geophaginae è una sottofamigli ...... specie suddivise in 14 generi.
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Geophaginae – zaproponowana w ...... ) również nie są jednoznaczne:
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Les Geophaginae Haseman, 1911 ...... s de 130 espèces sont décrits.
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The Geophaginae are a subfamil ...... a within the geophagine clade:
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