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Lemonade cichlid

Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lemonade cichlid (Geophagus proximus) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the lemonade cichlid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lemonade cichlid live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lemonade cichlid as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Brazilinvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the lemonade cichlid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lemonade cichlid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusGeophagus
  7. SpeciesGeophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855)

Synonyms Chromys proxima

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Lemonade eartheaterEnglish
  • BujurquiSpanish
  • laikkutonkijaFinnish
  • AcaratingaPortuguese
  • Перуанский геофагRussian
  • Acará-papa-terraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lemonade cichlid

Other species in the same genus Geophagus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lemonade cichlid an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the lemonade cichlid as invasive in 1 country: Brazil. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the lemonade cichlid?

The lemonade cichlid (Geophagus proximus) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lemonade cichlid (Geophagus proximus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemonade-cichlid

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BibTeX
@misc{lemonade_cichlid_2026,
  title = {Lemonade cichlid (Geophagus proximus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemonade-cichlid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}