Hypsophrys

Hypsophrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Hypsophrys
Agassiz, 1859
Species:
H. nicaraguensis
Binomial name
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
Synonyms
  • Heros nicaraguensis Günther, 1864
  • Cichlasoma nicaraguense (Günther, 1864)
  • Copora nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864)
  • Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz, 1859
  • Heros balteatus T.N. Gill, 1877
  • Cichlasoma balteatum' (T.N. Gill, 1877)
  • Cichlasoma spilotum Meek, 1912

Hypsophrys is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cichlidae, the cichlids. The only species in this genus is Hypsophrys unimaculatus, the moga, butterfly cichlid, macaw cichlid, parrot cichlid or Nicaragua cichlid, a fish found on the Atlantic slope of Central America.

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