Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Hypselecara

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Photo by Fürderer, H.

South America
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)

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Hypselecara coryphaenoides
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Photo by Bukkems, J.

South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862)

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Hypselecara temporalis
[Emerald cichlid]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypselecara coryphaenoides South America 16 SL 1840
Hypselecara temporalis Emerald cichlid South America 15 SL 1862



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