| Hypsophrys | |
|---|---|
| H. nematopus Breeding (left) and normal colouration (right). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Hypsophrys (Agassiz, 1859) |
Hypsophrys is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Central America. The genus currently contains 2 species. It originally contained just H. nicaraguensis but was revised in 2007 to include the poor man's tropheus, or neet, H. nematopus, which was formerly described as Neetroplus nematopus.[1]