Species Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Pearl Cichlid, Mother-of-pearl Cichlid, Pearl Eartheater, Pearlscale
- Chromis brasiliensis Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. pp. 192-401 in Freycinet, L.C.D. de (ed.). Voyage autour du Monde, entrepris par ordre du Roi, exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris : Pillet Aîné Vol. 1 712 pp. 96 pls. [286].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A 9503, Rio de Janeiro Bay, Brazil.
Generic Combinations
- Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). —
Kner, R. 1867. Fische, Dritte Abteilung. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857–1858–1859, unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllestorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil 1. Wien : Kurl Gerold's & Sohn Vol. 5 273-433 pp. 12-16 pls. [266] (changed combination)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Rockhampton region, QLD (ca. 23°22'S, 150°31'E), upper Tweed River system, NSW (28°26'S, 153°19'E), and the upper Swan River system, WA (ca. 31°53'S, 115°58'E), possibly also Woodford region north of Brisbane, QLD (ca. 26°57'S, 152°45'E); tropical, temperate, South America, coastal drainages of eastern and southern Brazil and Uruguay
Introduced from South America via aquarium trade.
IBRA
Brigalow Belt North (BBN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Distribution References
- Beatty, S.J., Morgan, D.L., Keleher, J., Allen, M.A. and Sarre, G.A. 2013. The tropical South American cichlid, Geophagus brasiliensis in Mediterranean climatic south-western Australia. Aquatic Invasions 8(1): 21-36
- Corfield, J., Diggles, B., Jubb, C., McDowall, R.M., Moore, A., Richards, A. & Rowe, D.K. 2008. Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia. Prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 277 pp. [20]
- Harris, J.H. 2013. 11. Fishes from elsewhere. pp. 259-282 in Humphries, P. & Walker, K. (eds). Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 423 pp. [264]
Ecological Descriptors
Brackish water, freshwater.
General References
Beatty, S.J., Morgan, D.L., Keleher, J., Allen, M.A. and Sarre, G.A. 2013. The tropical South American cichlid, Geophagus brasiliensis in Mediterranean climatic south-western Australia. Aquatic Invasions 8(1): 21-36
de Graaf, M. & Coutts, T. 2010. Invasive potential of a South-American fish species, Geophagus brasiliensis, in the Swan River, Western Australia: based on tolerance to instantaneous and gradual changes in salinity. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 93: 147-151
Gosse, J.-P. 1976. Révision du genre Geophagus (Pisces Cichlidae). Memoirs. Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer. Classe des Sciences naturelles et médicales (N.S.) 19(3): 1-172, Fig. 1-35, Pls. 1-5. [Printed 15 Jan. 1976] [34-44] (in French)
Kullander, S.O. 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). pp. 605-654 in R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander & C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Brasil : Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS pp.
McKay, R.J. 1989. Exotic and translocated freshwater fishes in Australia. pp. 21-34 in De Silva, S.S. (ed.). Exotic aquatic organisms in Asia: Proceedings of the workshop on introduction of exotic aquatic organisms in Asia. Manila, Philippines : Asian Fisheries Society Asian Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. 3. 154 pp.
Common Name References
Harris, J.H. 2013. 11. Fishes from elsewhere. pp. 259-282 in Humphries, P. & Walker, K. (eds). Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 423 pp. [264] (as Geophagus braziliensis) (Pearl Cichlid)
Webb, A.C. 2007. Status of non-native freshwater fishes in tropical northern Queensland, including establishment success, rates of spread, range and introduction pathways. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 140: 63–78 [65] (Pearl Cichlid)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 17-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |