Parachromis

Taxobox
name = "Parachromis"


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image_caption = "Parachromis managuense"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Parachromis""Parachromis" is a genus of freshwater fishes from the family Cichlidae. The genus contains 5 species and is limited in its distribution to Central America. Some species occur in Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua. All species are large and predatory.

"Parachromis friedrichsthalii" has an unusual hunting mechanism. The species has been observed to lie immobile near the bottom, feining death. When smaller fish approach and attempt to pick at the dead fish, "P. friedrichsthalii" ambush the smaller fish. Similar behaviour has also been observed in some species of Lake Malawi cichlids, particularly from the genus "Nimbochromis". [cite journal | first = M | last = Tobler | year = 2005 | title = Feigning death in the Central American cichlid "Parachromis friedrichsthalii" | journal = Journal of Fish Biology | volume = 66 | issue = March | pages = 877–81 | doi = 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00648.x | accessdate = ]

pecies

*"Parachromis dovii" (Günther, 1864) Wolf cichlid
*"Parachromis friedrichsthalii" (Heckel, 1840)
*"Parachromis loisellei" (Bussing, 1989)
*"Parachromis managuensis" (Günther, 1867) Jaguar cichlid
*"Parachromis motaguensis" (Günther, 1867)

References