Higher classification Hypsophrys Order Perciformes | Genus Hypsophrys Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Hypsophrys, Cichlid, Poor man's tropheus, Herichthys, Cryptoheros | ||
Flared up nicaragua cichlid female hypsophrys nicaraguensis
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis is a species of cichlid endemic to the Atlantic slope of Central America, from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. The species is a popular aquarium fish and is traded under a variety of common names that include Nickie, Moga, Parrot cichlid, Macaw Cichlid, Butterfly Cichlid and Nicaraguense.
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American cichlid species hypsophrys nicaraguensis nicaraguan cichlid female
Feeding
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis is able to protrude its jaw 3.8% standard length limiting its diet to only 1% evasive prey.
Classification
The species was formerly the only representative of its genus, and is part of family Cichlidae in subfamily Cichlasomatinae. However, the Poor man's tropheus, formerly Neetroplus nematopus, has also been placed into the genus Hypsophrys, as Hypsophrys nematopus.
References
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