Paraneetroplus
Paraneetroplus is a genus of cichlid fish native to the Coatzacoalcos, Grijalva and Papaloapan river basins in southern Mexico. They were formerly included in the genus Theraps.[1][2]
| Paraneetroplus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Paraneetroplus Regan, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Paraneetroplus bulleri Regan, 1905 | |
Species
There are three or four currently recognized species in this genus:[3][4]
- Paraneetroplus bulleri Regan, 1905 (Sarabia cichlid)
- Paraneetroplus gibbiceps (Steindachner, 1864) (Teapa cichlid)
- Paraneetroplus nebuliferus (Günther, 1860) (Papaloapan cichlid)
- Paraneetroplus omonti Allgayer, 1988 – recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of P. gibbiceps
References
- Říčan, O.; Piálek, L.; Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification". Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102.
- McMahan, C.D., Matamoros, W.A., Piller, K.R. & Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 211–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. PMID 26623572.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). Species of Paraneetroplus in FishBase. July 2020 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Paraneetroplus species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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