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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Taxobox
{{Automatic_taxobox
| image= Karimean.jpg
| image= Etroplus suratensis.jpg
| image_width =
| image_caption = ''Etroplus suratensis''
| image_caption = ''Etroplus suratensis''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Etroplus
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| authority = [[Georges Cuvier|G. Cuvier]], 1830
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Perciformes]]
| familia = [[Cichlidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Etroplinae]]
| genus = '''''Etroplus'''''
| genus_authority = [[Georges Cuvier|G. Cuvier]], 1830
| type_species = ''Etroplus meleagris''
| type_species = ''Etroplus meleagris''
| type_species_authority = G. Cuvier, 1830
| type_species_authority = G. Cuvier, 1830
}}
}}


'''''Etroplus''''' is a small [[genus]] of [[cichlid]]s native to southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]], where they are the only native cichlids.
'''''Etroplus''''' is a small [[genus]] of [[cichlid]]s native to southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. Together with ''[[Pseudetroplus]]'' (which formerly was included in ''Etroplus''), they are the only cichlids of this region.<ref name="Pethiyagoda2014"/>


Their closest living relatives are ''[[Paretroplus]]'' from [[Madagascar]]. These two lineages must have separated during the [[Mesozoic]] already, as Madagascar and the [[Indian Plate]] had separated by the end of the [[Cretaceous]].<ref name=Sparks2004>Sparks, J.S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30 (3): 599–614.''</ref>
Their closest living relatives are ''[[Paretroplus]]'' from [[Madagascar]]. These two lineages must have separated during the [[Mesozoic]] already, as Madagascar and the [[Indian Plate]] had separated by the end of the [[Cretaceous]].<ref name=Sparks2004>Sparks, J.S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30 (3): 599–614.''</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:<ref name="Pethiyagoda2014">Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus ''Pseudetroplus'' Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). ''Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.''</ref>
There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The third species, the [[orange chromide]], was moved to ''Pseudetroplus'' in 2014.<ref name="Pethiyagoda2014">Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus ''Pseudetroplus'' Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). ''Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.''</ref> but [[FishBase]] still places it in ''Etroplus'':<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase genus|genus=Etroplus|month=June|year=2018}}</ref>

* ''[[Etroplus canarensis]]'' <small>([[Francis Day|F. Day]], 1877)</small> (Canara pearlspot)
* ''[[Etroplus canarensis]]'' <small>([[Francis Day|F. Day]], 1877)</small> (Canara pearlspot)
* ''[[Etroplus maculatus]]'' <small>(Bloch, 1795)</small> (Orange chromide)
* ''[[Etroplus suratensis]]'' <small>([[Marcus Elieser Bloch|Bloch]], 1790)</small> (Green chromide)
* ''[[Etroplus suratensis]]'' <small>([[Marcus Elieser Bloch|Bloch]], 1790)</small> (Green chromide)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Etroplus| ]]
[[Category:Etroplinae]]
[[Category:Cichlid fish of Asia]]
[[Category:Cichlid fish of Asia]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish genera]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish genera]]
[[Category:Cichlid genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Georges Cuvier]]





Latest revision as of 10:01, 16 March 2023

Etroplus
Etroplus suratensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Etroplinae
Genus: Etroplus
G. Cuvier, 1830
Type species
Etroplus meleagris
G. Cuvier, 1830

Etroplus is a small genus of cichlids native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Together with Pseudetroplus (which formerly was included in Etroplus), they are the only cichlids of this region.[1]

Their closest living relatives are Paretroplus from Madagascar. These two lineages must have separated during the Mesozoic already, as Madagascar and the Indian Plate had separated by the end of the Cretaceous.[2]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The third species, the orange chromide, was moved to Pseudetroplus in 2014.[1] but FishBase still places it in Etroplus:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus Pseudetroplus Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.
  2. ^ Sparks, J.S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30 (3): 599–614.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Etroplus". FishBase. June 2018 version.