Biology:Parachromis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Parachromis
Parachromis managuensis 2012 G1.jpg
Jaguar Guapote (P. managuense)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Parachromis
Agassiz, 1859
Type species
Parachromis gulosus
Agassiz, 1859

Parachromis is a genus of cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

Confusingly, a review in 2018 of the type specimen of P. friedrichsthalii showed that this actually is the species that commonly has been referred to as P. loisellei. As a result, P. loisellei becomes a junior synonym of P. friedrichsthalii, while the yellowjacket cichlid that formerly was incorrectly referred to as P. friedrichsthalii should be referred to as P. multifasciatus.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Parachromis in FishBase. October 2019 version.
  2. Morgenstern, P. (2018). "Fishes collected by Emanuel Ritter von Friedrichsthal in Central America between 1838–1841". Vertebrate Zoology 68 (3): 253–267. doi:10.3897/vz.68.e31614. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1755382 entry