Pearl Cichlid

Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over fresh and brackish waters, on sandy substrate, over coastal drainage ditches, lagoons, lakes and rivers, of eastern and southern Brazil and Uruguay.
They feed by sifting through the sand for small insects, invertebrates, plants and worms.
Widespread South America

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish brood their eggs in their mouths to protect their young.