Parachromis | |
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Jaguar Guapote (P. managuense) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Heroini |
Genus: | Parachromis Agassiz, 1859 |
Type species | |
Parachromis gulosus Agassiz, 1859
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Parachromis is a genus of cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids.
Species
[edit]There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864) (Wolf cichlid, Guapote)
- Parachromis friedrichsthalii (Heckel, 1840) (Yellowjacket cichlid)
- Parachromis loisellei (W. A. Bussing, 1989)
- Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867) (Jaguar cichlid, Jaguar guapote)
- Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867) (False yellowjacket cichlid)
Confusingly, a review in 2018 of the type specimen of P. friedrichsthalii showed that this actually is the species that commonly has been referred to as P. loisellei. As a result, P. loisellei becomes a junior synonym of P. friedrichsthalii, while the yellowjacket cichlid that formerly was incorrectly referred to as P. friedrichsthalii should be referred to as P. multifasciatus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Parachromis in FishBase. October 2019 version.
- ^ Morgenstern, P. (2018). "Fishes collected by Emanuel Ritter von Friedrichsthal in Central America between 1838–1841". Vertebrate Zoology. 68 (3): 253–267. doi:10.3897/vz.68.e31614.