Orange chromide

Orange chromide
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Etroplinae
Genus:	Etroplus (Georges Cuvier, 1830)
Species:	E. maculatus
Binomial name
Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795)

The Orange chromide (Etroplus maculatus) is a species of fish endemic to freshwater and brackish streams, lagoons and estuaries in southern India and Sri Lanka.^[1][2] The species is popular with fishkeeping hobbyists, and is kept frequently in aquariums.^[2][3] The species is part of family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Etroplinae.^[1]

Diet

collected from Bharathapuzha.

The species co-occurs throughout its range with the green chromide (Etroplus suratensis). Orange chromides prey on the eggs and larvae of E. suratensis and also act as a "cleaner fish" removing parasites from the larger green chromides.^[2] The species also feeds on zooplankton and algae.^[1]

See also

• Cichlid
• List of freshwater aquarium fish species
• Etroplus

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.. "Etroplus maculatus, Orange chromide". FishBase. http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=8703&genusname=Etroplus&speciesname=maculatus. Retrieved 2007-04-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Loiselle, Paul V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0. 
3. ^ Riehl, Rüdiger. Editor.; Baensch, HA (1996. 5th Edn.). Aquarium Atlas. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3. 

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