Geophagus

1. A grey to black suborbital stripe; body with light-beige longitudinal bands, sometimes bluish in live specimens; upper lateral line with 17 to 19 pored scales; longitudinal series with 24 to 27 scales.............................. G. brasiliensis

1’. Suborbital stripe absent; body with several red or orange longitudinal bands in live specimens; upper lateral line with 21 to 23 pored scales; longitudinal series with 32 to 34 scales............................................................... G. sveni