Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
| Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Genus: | Hypsophrys |
| Species: | H. nicaraguensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864) | |
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis is a species of cichlid endemic to the Atlantic slope of Central America, from Nicaragua to Costa Rica.[1] The species is a popular aquarium fish and is traded under a variety of common names that include Nickie, Moga, Parrot cichlid, Macaw Cichlid, Butterfly Cichlid and Nicaraguense.[1]
Feeding
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis is able to protrude its jaw 3.8% standard length limiting its diet to only 1% evasive prey. [2]
Classification
The species was formerly the only representative of its genus, and is part of family Cichlidae in subfamily Cichlasomatinae.[1] However, the Poor man's tropheus, formerly Neetroplus nematopus, has also been placed into the genus Hypsophrys, as Hypsophrys nematopus.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. "Hypsophrys nicaraguensis, Moga". FishBase. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ↑ Hulsey, C. D.; Garcia De Leon, F. J. (2005). "Cichlid jaw mechanics: Linking morphology to feeding specialization". Functional Ecology 19 (3): 487. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00987.x.
- ↑ "Convict and Jack Dempsey placed in new genera". Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
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