| Canara pearlspot | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Labroidei |
| Family: | Cichlidae Heckel, 1840 |
| Genus: | Etroplus |
| Species: | E. canarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Etroplus canarensis |
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Canara pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis) or banded chormide is a species of cichlid endemic to South Karnataka in India.
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It belongs to handful of species of cichlids from Asia, and unlike other members of genus Etroplus it is found in freshwater only. It is a schooling cichlid which again is not a common characteristic of the cichlid family.
It reaches size up to 7 inches (18 cm).
It is a much sought out cichlid, and somewhat rare cichlid in aquarium hobby. In recent past there have been some reports of breeding in captivity.