poor man's tropheus

Hypsophrys nematopus

Fourteen Centimeters Cichlid of Central American Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Small
Tropical fish

The poor man's tropheus (Neetroplus nematopus) is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. Until 2007 it was the only species in the genus Neetroplus, but at that time it was reclassified into the genus Hypsophrys. In 2016 it was restored to the genus Neetroplus based on genetic research by Říčan, et al.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Hypsophrys
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope of Nicaragua and western Costa Rica, in the San Juan River drainage, including Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua.

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