Geophagus brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
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 brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Name authority
- Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- 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 brachybranchus Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
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 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 |
| Geophagus mirabilis Deprá, Kullander, Pavanelli & Graça, 2014 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Kullander, S. O., & Nijssen, H. (1989). The cichlids of Surinam. Teleostei: Labroidei. E. J. Brill, Leiden, i–xxxii + 1–256. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004433618 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:6KC23. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.