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Etroplus
Sign in to saveEtroplus is a small genus of cichlids native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Together with Pseudetroplus (which formerly was included in Etroplus), they are the only cichlids of this region.
Species
Green Chromide
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations475
Observations recorded1,472
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Etroplus is a small genus of cichlids native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Together with Pseudetroplus (which formerly was included in Etroplus), they are the only cichlids of this region.
Their closest living relatives are Paretroplus from Madagascar. These two lineages must have separated during the Mesozoic already, as Madagascar and the Indian Plate had separated by the end of the Cretaceous.
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Cichlidae
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orange chromide
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India
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Madagascar
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Animalia
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Sri Lanka
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Chordata
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genus
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taxonomy
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Cretaceous
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Wikispecies
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Mesozoic
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Actinopterygii
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Georges Cuvier
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Q180686
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Indian Plate
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