Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922
- Name authority
- Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Geophagus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusGeophagus Heckel, 1840
- speciesGeophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geophagus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Geophagus pellegrini Regan, 1912 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus winemilleri López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus crassilabris Steindachner, 1876 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus crocatus Hauser & López-Fernández, 2013 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus brokopondo Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus harreri Gosse, 1976 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus grammepareius Kullander & Taphorn, 1992 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus abalios López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus gottwaldi Schindler & Staeck, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geophagus megasema Heckel, 1840 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Geophagus magdalena Brind, 1943 Brind, 1943 | synonym |
| Geophagus hondae Regan, 1912 Regan, 1912 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Eigenmann, C. H. (1922). The fishes of western South America, Part I. The fresh-water fishes of northwestern South America, including Colombia, Panama, and the Pacific slopes of Ecuador and Peru, together with an appendix upon the fishes of the Rio Meta in Colombia. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, 9 (1): 1–346, Pls. 1–38. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.234839 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FQVL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.