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'''''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 |
'''''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"/> |
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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> |
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 16 March 2023
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| Etroplus suratensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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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
[edit]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]
- Etroplus canarensis (F. Day, 1877) (Canara pearlspot)
- Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795) (Orange chromide)
- Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) (Green chromide)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Etroplus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
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