Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

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Hypsophrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Hypsophrys
(Agassiz, 1859)
Species: H. nicaraguensis
Binomial name
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
(Günther, 1864)

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis is a species of fish endemic to the Atlantic slope of Central America, from Nicaragua to Costa Rica.[1] The species is a popular aquarium fish and is traded under a variety of common names that include Moga, Parrot cichlid, Macaw Cichlid, Butterfly Cichlid and Nicaraguense.[1] The species is the only representative of the monotypic genus Hypsophrys, 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.