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Redstriped eartheater

Geophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)

Status not recordedbony fish

The redstriped eartheater (Geophagus surinamensis) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the redstriped eartheater

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 redstriped eartheater live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the redstriped eartheater as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Singapore

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 redstriped eartheater 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 redstriped eartheater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusGeophagus
  7. SpeciesGeophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)

Synonyms Sparus surinamensis, Sparus trimaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • perleťovka surinamskáCzech
  • punaevätonkijaFinnish
  • Perle du SurinamFrench
  • ziemiojad surinamskiPolish
  • JuquiáPortuguese
  • Пламенный геофагRussian
  • SongeNo linguistic content
  • Géophagus de HarrerFrench
  • Géophagus du SurinamFrench
  • Acará-tingaPortuguese
  • AgankoiNo linguistic content
  • AgankoyNo linguistic content
  • KulisajekNo linguistic content
  • San fichiNo linguistic content
  • TãmpokomboNo linguistic content

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redstriped eartheater

Other species in the same genus Geophagus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the redstriped eartheater an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the redstriped eartheater as introduced in 1 country: Singapore, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the redstriped eartheater?

The redstriped eartheater (Geophagus surinamensis) 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). Redstriped eartheater (Geophagus surinamensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redstriped-eartheater

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BibTeX
@misc{redstriped_eartheater_2026,
  title = {Redstriped eartheater (Geophagus surinamensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redstriped-eartheater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}