Redhead Tapajos Eartheater Geophagus pyrocephalus

Redhead Tapajos Eartheater
Redhead Tapajos Eartheater
Redhead Tapajos Eartheater
The Redhead Tapajos Eartheater, a fairly recently described cichlid, is native to the lower Tapajos basin in Brazil.
Redhead Tapajos Eartheater
Redhead Tapajos Eartheater
Redhead Tapajos Eartheater
Males have redder heads and reach some 18cm long; females 12cm. Eartheaters feed by sucking up sandy substrate, extracting invertebrate prey or organic matter and spitting out the residue.