Etroplus
| Etroplus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Etroplus suratensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Etroplinae |
| Genus: | Etroplus G. Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Etroplus meleagris G. Cuvier, 1830 | |
Etroplus is a small genus of cichlids native to southern India and Sri Lanka, where they are the only native cichlids.
Their closest living relatives are Paretroplus from Madagascar. These two lineages must have separated during the Mesozoic already, as Madagascar and the Indian Plate had separated by the end of the Cretaceous.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Etroplus canarensis (F. Day, 1877) (Canara pearlspot)
- Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) (Green chromide)
References
- ↑ Sparks, J.S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30 (3): 599–614.
- ↑ Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus Pseudetroplus Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.
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