Hypselecara
Appearance
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Emerald Cichlid (H. temporalis) | |
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Genus: | Hypselecara S. O. Kullander, 1986
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Heros temporalis Günther, 1862
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Hypselecara is a small genus of cichlids native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. H. temporalis is a relatively common aquarium fish known in the aquarium trade as the chocolate cichild.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
- Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862) (Emerald cichlid)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hypselecara in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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