{"product_id":"geophagus-argyrostictus-rio-xingu-14-16cm","title":"Geophagus Argyrostictus \"Rio Xingu\" 14-16cm","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"79\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"39\"\u003eGeophagus argyrostictus \"Rio Xingu\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"42\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"79\"\u003eLatin name: Geophagus argyrostictus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eGeophagus argyrostictus \"Rio Xingu\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a breathtaking South American eartheater, prized for its metallic blue spotting, iridescent scales, and graceful finnage. 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