Hypselecara

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Hypselecara
Hypselecara temporalis.jpg
Emerald Cichlid (H. temporalis)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Hypselecara
S. O. Kullander, 1986
Type species
Heros temporalis
Günther, 1862

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hypselecara in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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