Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Hypsophrys

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2 species (see list below)
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Photo by Lehtonen, T.

Central America
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Hypsophrys nematopus (Günther, 1867)

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Hypsophrys nematopus
[Poor man's tropheus]

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Central America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864)

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Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
[Moga]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypsophrys nematopus Poor man's tropheus Central America 14 SL 1867
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis Moga Central America 20 TL 1864



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