Hypsophrys
| Hypsophrys | |
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| Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz, 1859
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Hypsophrys is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Central America.
Species
[edit]Hypsophrys is a monotypic genus, with Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864) (Moga) being the only species currently grouped within it.
Neetroplus nematopus (Günther, 1867) (Poor man's tropheus) was briefly brought into Hypsophrys from the monotypic genus Neetroplus in 2007.[1] 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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "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. doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31534. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
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