Etroplinae
| Etroplinae | |
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| Pseudetroplus maculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Etroplinae Van Couvering, 1982 |
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Etroplinae is a subfamily in the cichlid family of fishes. The subfamily includes 3 genera: Etroplus, Paretroplus and Pseudetroplus, which are the only cichlids native to India and Sri Lanka, and Paretroplus from Madagascar (other genera native to this island are in the subfamilies Paratilapiinae and Ptychochrominae).[1]