''Paraneetroplus'' is a
genus
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of
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
fish native to moderately to fast-flowing waters in the
Coatzacoalcos
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,
Grijalva and
Papaloapan river
The Papaloapan River () is one of the main rivers of the Political divisions of Mexico, Mexican state of Veracruz (state), Veracruz. Its name comes from the Nahuatl ''papaloapan'' meaning "river of the Butterfly, butterflies".
In 1518 Juan de Grij ...
basins in southern
Mexico
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.
They reach up to in length.
Taxonomy and species
Historically, ''Paraneetroplus'' was included in the genus ''
Cichlasoma
''Cichlasoma'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the cichlid family. The genus was previously very large (a wastebasket taxon), including cichlids from North America, including Central America, and South America.
Reclassification and subsequent ...
'' (which is distantly related) and then in ''
Theraps'' (which is relatively closely related). Once ''Paraneetroplus'' was recognized as its own genus, the members of ''
Maskaheros'' and ''
Vieja
''Vieja'' is a genus of cichlid fish from Central America and Mexico. The majority of the species are freshwater fish found in stagnant or slow-moving waters of southern Mexico to El Salvador, but ''V. maculicauda'', which also occurs in brackis ...
'' often were included within it. Today these are generally recognized as three separate but very closely related genera.
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1864) (Teapa cichlid)
* '' Paraneetroplus nebuliferus'' ( Günther, 1860) (Papaloapan cichlid)
* '' Paraneetroplus omonti'' Allgayer, 1988 – recognized by Catalog of Fishes
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, but not by FishBase
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References
Cichlinae
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
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