Kingdom Animalia Tribe Heroini Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Family Cichlidae Scientific name Amatitlania Higher classification Cichlid Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Convict cichlid, Cichlid, Cryptoheros, Amatitlania siquia, Archocentrus | ||
Amatitlania nigrofasciata convict cichlid pair with fry
Amatitlania is a genus of cichlid fishes from Central America from El Salvador and Guatemala to Panama. The genus is closely related to Archocentrus and Cryptoheros, and contains the convict cichlids that were previously placed in those genera. The genus was erected by Juan Schmitter-Soto in 2007 based on a study of the Archocentrus complex. However, a 2008 study led by Oldrich Rican has suggested that all the species in Cryptoheros and Amatitlania should be moved into the genus Hypsophrys.
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Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
References
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