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Short synopsis of Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859

Michi Tobler, 2005
, 2005.
Ostatnia aktualizacja 15-Aug-2005

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Type species: Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz, 1859

Distinctive characters: In the first description of Hypsophrys, Agassiz (1859) only mentioned the similarity to Sparus auratus (Sparidae, a species from the Mediterranian). Regan (1905) gave distinctive characteristics for Hypsophrys (his section 7):

Species currently included:

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis C, P
C=CRC Catalogue, P=Note on phylogeny

Distribution: Atlantic slope, from the San Juan drainage, including Lake Nicaragua, in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, to the Matina River drainage in Costa Rica (Bussing, 1998).

Behavior/ Ecology: Hypsophrys is the only Central American cichlid known to have non-adhesive eggs.

Further information: Molecular phylogenies indicate a potential close relationship to Neetroplus.

Individual in the aquarium

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis from northern Costa Rica in the aquarium of Brian Traas; Netherlands. Photo by Brian Traas. Determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas.

Cytat:

Tobler, Michi. (sierpnia 15, 2005). "Short synopsis of Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859". Cichlid Room Companion. Źródło: na maja 21, 2013, od: http://www.cichlidae.com/section.php?id=13&lang=pl.