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Hypselecara

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Cichlasomatinae

Scientific name
  
Hypselecara

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Tribe
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus


Similar
  
Cichlid, Mesonauta, Heros, Krobia, Uaru

Hypselecara temporalis chocolate cichlid pair


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.

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
  • Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862) (Emerald cichlid)



  • Hypselecara Hypselecara temporalis with fry YouTube

    References

    Hypselecara Wikipedia