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Focus Central America Hypsophrys & Neetroplus: A monophyletic group? |
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By Michi Tobler, 2005.
last updated on 10-Aug-2005 |
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Central American heroin cichlids, a phylogenetic approach
Probably the most updated phylogenetic view of Central American cichlids to publication date
Molecular analyses of the phylogenetic relationships of Central American cichlids revealed a close relationship of Hypsophrys nicaraguensis and Neetroplus nematopus (Hulsey et al. 2004). These two species from in fact a monophyletic group. Thus, Neetroplus Günther, 1867 may be considered as a junior synonym of Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859.
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis and Neetroplus nematopus indeed share several characteristics. Both species have a unique head morphology with a rounded profile and a subterminal mouth. Furthermore, both species have a distinct black color pattern in the middle of the body (a big blotch in H. nicaraguensis and a vertical band in N. nematopus. Both species breed in crevices.
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis from northern Costa Rica in the aquarium of Brian Traas; Netherlands. Photo by Brian Traas. Determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas |
Neetroplus nematopus male in central Costa Rica. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. Determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. |
References:
- Agassiz, Louis. 1859. "Remarks on new fishes from Lake Nicaragua". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. pp. 407-408 (crc00138).
- 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).
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Tobler, Michi. (August 10, 2005). "Hypsophrys & Neetroplus: A monophyletic group?". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved on May 24, 2013, from: http://www.cichlidae.com/section.php?id=7.
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