Hypsophrys
Hypsophrys is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Central America.
| Hypsophrys | |
|---|---|
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| Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz, 1859 | |
Species
There have been two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hypsophrys nematopus (Günther, 1867) (Poor man's tropheus)
- Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864) (Moga)
The poor man's tropheus had previously been considered to be in the separate monotypic genus Neetroplus before it was brought into Hypsophrys in 2007.[2] However, genetic analysis by Oldřich Říčan, et al. in 2016 demonstrated that the poor man's tropheus should be in a separate genus and resurrected Neetroplus, restating the old scientific name Neetroplus nematopus.[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hypsophrys in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- "Convict and Jack Dempsey placed in new genera". Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- Říčan, O.; Piálek, L.; Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
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