Schindler, I. & Staeck, W.
Geophagus gottwaldi sp. n. - a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the drainage of the upper río Orinoco in Venezuela.Abstract:
Geophagus gottwaldi sp. n. is described from the drainage of the upper río Orinoco in the Estado Amazonas in southwestern Venezuela. It can be distinguished from all other described Geophagus species by the following combination of characters: a prominent dark infraorbital stripe, caudal fi n with a pattern of roundish light spots, a rectangular midlateral spot, 34–36 scales in a lateral line and total length of more than 20 cm.
Schindler, I. & Staeck, W.
Zoologische Abhandlungen, 56: 91-97, 2006