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Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1866)
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Original description as Heros managuensis:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G.. 1867. "On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1866, pp. 600-604 (crc00014).
Synonyms:
- Parachromis gulosus Agassiz, 1859, With type locality at Lake Nicaragua. Determiner: Burgess, 2000.
Taxonomic history:
- Parachromis gulosus, Agassiz, 1859, senior synonym.
- Heros managuensis, Günther, 1867, original combination.
- Astronotus (Astronotus) managuensis, Eigenmann, 1893, new combination.
- Astronotus managuensis, Eigenmann et al, 1903, new combination.
- Cichlosoma (Parapetenia) managuense, Regan, 1905, new combination.
- Parapetenia managuense, Jordan et al, 1930, new combination.
- Parachromis managuensis, Kullander et al, 1997, new combination.
Groupings:
- Feeding: Piscivorous, Predators
- Morphology: Large cichlids
- Breeding: Monogamous parental
Etymology: From lake Managüa, Nicaragüa.
Type locality: Lake Managüa, Nicaragüa.
Inhabited countries: Costa Rica (native), Ecuador (native), Honduras (native), Mexico (exotic), Nicaragua (native), El Salvador.
Localities: Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua, native), Lake Xiloá (Nicaragua, native), Noh Lagoon (Mexico, exotic), Río Babahoyo (Ecuador, native), Rio Danto (Honduras, native), Same River (Costa Rica, native), San José River (Costa Rica, native).
Conservation: Parachromis managuensis is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species
References:
- Agassiz, Louis. 1859. "Remarks on new fishes from Lake Nicaragua". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. pp. 407-408 (crc00138).
- Eigenmann, Carl H.. 1893. "Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Central America and Southern Mexico.". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 53-60 (crc02506).
- Eigenmann, Carl H. & C. H. Kennedy. 1903. "On a collection of fishes from Paraguay, with a synopsis of the American genera of cichlids". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (crc00070).
- Günther, Albert C. L. G.. 1867. "On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1866, pp. 600-604 (crc00014).
- Jordan, David Starr & B.W. Evermann & H.W. Clark. 1930. "Checklist of the fishes and fishlike vertebrates of North and Middle America. Appendix X. ". Report of the US Commissioner of Fisheries. 416-424 (crc02509).
- Kullander, Sven & K. E. Hartel. 1997. "The systematic status of cichlid genera described by Louis Agassiz in 1859: Amphilophus, Baiodon, Hypsophrys[7i] and Parachromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. v.7(3/4), pp. 193-202 (crc01041).
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1905. "A revision of the fishes of the American cichlid genus Cichlosoma and of the allied genera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 7) vol. 16; pp 60-77; 225-243; 316-340; 433-445 (crc00042).
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