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Parachromis

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Parachromis is a genus of cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids.

Species

Jaguar Guapote

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations1,016
Observations recorded4,081

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
31
With media
2
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
LSUMZ, UMMZ, TCWC, UF, TU, CAS
Recorded in
Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Philippines, Panama

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cichlidae
Image
Parachromis managuensis 2012 G1.jpg
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Commons category
Parachromis
taxon name
Parachromis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Parachromis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Parachromis is a genus of cichlids native to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are predatory and relatively large for cichlids.

==Species== There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864) (Wolf cichlid, Guapote) Parachromis friedrichsthalii (Heckel, 1840) (Yellowjacket cichlid) Parachromis loisellei (W. A. Bussing, 1989) Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867) (Jaguar cichlid, Jaguar guapote) Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867) (False yellowjacket cichlid)

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