Hoplarchus psittacus
| Hoplarchus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Hoplarchus Kaup, 1860 |
| Species: | H. psittacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplarchus psittacus (Heckel, 1840) | |
Hoplarchus psittacus is a species of cichlid endemic to the blackwater rivers in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, including the Rio Negro, Jamari, Preto da Eva, Urubu rivers and upper Orinoco drainages.[1][2] This fish can reach a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL and is important as a food fish to local indigenous peoples. This species is currently the only member of its genus.[1] This species is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish and is traded under the common name "parrot cichlid" (a name also used for one sister species and a hybrid fish).[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hoplarchus psittacus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.</
- ↑ Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids II: Large Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-169-X
- ↑ Riehl, Rüdiger. Editor.; Baensch, HA (1996. 5th Edn.). Aquarium Atlas. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3. Check date values in:
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