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Parachromis

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Cichlasomatinae

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Phylum
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Parachromis

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Parachromis dovii, Parachromis managuensis, Parachromis motaguensis, Parachromis friedrichsthalii, Loiselle's cichlid

Very aggressive fish the growing pains of keeping a wolf cichlid parachromis dovii


Parachromis is a genus of cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids.

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Parachromis Parachromis Wikipedia

Aquarium fish parachromis dovii wolf cichlid male and female


Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

Parachromis Fish Identification

  • Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864) (Wolf cichlid, Guapote)
  • Parachromis friedrichsthalii (Heckel, 1840) (Yellowjacket cichlid)
  • Parachromis loisellei (W. A. Bussing, 1989)
  • Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867) (Jaguar cichlid, Jaguar guapote)
  • Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867) (False yellowjacket cichlid)

  • Parachromis Fish Identification

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    Parachromis Parachromis managuensis acaz

    Parachromis Parachromis loisellei YouTube

    References

    Parachromis Wikipedia