Hoplarchus psittacus

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Hoplarchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Hoplarchus
(Kaup, 1860)
Species: H. psittacus
Binomial name
Hoplarchus psittacus
(Heckel, 1840)

Hoplarchus psittacus is a species of cichlid fish endemic to the blackwater rivers in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, South America including the Rio Negro, Jamari, Preto da Eva, Urubu rivers and upper Orinoco drainages.[1][2] The species is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish and is traded under the common name of Parrot cichlid.[1][3] The species is the only representative of the monotypic genus Hoplarchus, and is part of family Cichlidae in subfamily Cichlasomatinae.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.. Hypsophrys nicaraguensis, Moga. FishBase. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
  2. ^ Linke H, Staeck L (1994) American cichlids II: Large Cichlids. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-169-X
  3. ^ Riehl, Rüdiger. Editor.; Baensch, HA (1996. 5th Edn.). Aquarium Atlas. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3. 

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