Gymnogeophagus eocenicus Malabarba et al. 2010 (cichlid)

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Full reference: M. C. Malabarba, L. R. Malabarba, and C. Del Papa. 2010. Gymnogeophagus eocenicus, n. sp. (Perciformes: Cichlidae), an Eocene Cichlid from the Lumbrera Formation in Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(2):341-350

Belongs to Gymnogeophagus according to M. C. Malabarba et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNS-V10024, a skeleton (Right lateral view). Its type locality is Alemania locality, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine sandstone/claystone in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Alemania locality

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