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13 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com 14 home.vicnet.net.au/~cichlid after Kullander rightly abandoned Loiselle’s book (1994) (The second edition of uncertain position”]). incertae sedis Thorichthys, neetroplus, , thys, Nandopsis, Para- Archocentrus, Sections: tively or “sections”:respec- into natural breaking pre-Kullander (1983), both had genus ciality ofthe inadequacy andartifi- that acknowledgedthe Rush Miller(1966), (1905) andlaterRobert T ologists C. by, amongothers,ichthy- tions made ers advocatedsugges- reclassification atthegenuslevel,finallygetsitsown genus The JackDempsey, whosetaxonomichistoryhasbeenoneofcontinued (octofasciata) Cichlasoma. (eg: Cichlasoma , Miller’s 8 inSchmitter-Soto’s revision. ate Regan advocated, previously subgenera Herich- and C. and C. original (1986), Heros, They [“of up rh etu, Herich- Archo centrus, Heros): Amphilophus, the es asdistinct generain of cichlids.He groups” intohis checklist suggested porated many ofthese Kullander (2003) cichlids. heterogeneous groupof diverse was a“catchall”for another) andasaresult cal orcylindricalteethfor anal finraysforone,coni- more thanthreespiny logical characters(eg: uninformative morpho- ficial andevolutionarily small numberof based onarelatively Swainson nal genus subgenera.) Theorigi- for thesemorecorrect Most recently, tribe (after and relatively 1839 hadbeen Cichlasoma recognis- “natural super- incor- to group depending and was of uncertain affinity read), on depending on whoyou ciatum Archocentrus. from tum) Cichlid ral” groups.OurConvict better-defined “natu- species, wereamongthe Cichlids, er extenttheConvict species, Firemouths, tae sedis. `Cichlasoma’ , , Theraps, Thorichthys, Para- neetroplus, Petenia, Para chromis, Nan- dopsis, Hyp sophrys, thys, Herotilapia, moved from group was Cichlasoma or and toaless- the other hand, the otherhand,

quickly (nigrofascia- Archocentrus Ofthe these, Neetroplus, Thorichthys biocellatum sp Our poor (octofas- moved incer- and and to by Schmitter-Soto(2007). This ConvictCichlid(female)hasbeenplacedinitsown genus, things, inthis and compartmentalise on ourworld,toname attempt to All Mean? So WhatDoesThis incertae sedis). course, Archocentrus, Nandopsis, Parapetenia, interpretation (eg:on partner, start another green,cat-eyed lent of them,and, or theMartian equiva- your seineand castnet, lake- be livingin that vast wonders what of LakeNicaragua and who landson you how isthisdone?Imagine cifically, cichlid ing things,morespe- It isallushumans’ are aMartianvisitor sea. You takeout “Cichlasoma” confer order the shores scooping case, and, of fish. So might with liv- and so you are redorblue oryellow, isms hasindividuals that with distinct piles. Thepile so youput ones withroundbodies, with elongatebodies isms, finned andscaledorgan- notice that two sharedfeatures.You own pilebecauseofthese and putthemintheir so youpullallofthoseout appendages them have“blade-like” ofpile, younoticemany isms wrigglinginthe the manydiverse you have?Well, among them onshore.Whatdo you cancatchandpiling out allthelivingthings the same with the round- the same with the more sub-piles. You do the elongateorgan- they sortintoones them intotwo and arescaly, among these make organ- three and round, finny, scaly things that areblue; elongate, finny, each pilea“name” (eg: ing theorganisms within even we call“fish”. We might some orderto thisgroup less, wehave conferred choice, but, reflects oursubjective “related” ina isms maynotreallybe finned, scaled be goodones,andthe piles mayornot characters definingthe Our choicesofdiagnostic important differences. have decidedconstitute ible characters into groupsbasedonvis- unknown organisms(fish) is tosort have sixpiles. bodied ones,sonowwe What wehavedone label thepiles, giv- Amatitlania this groupof neverthe- way that that we organ- things scaly ,

15 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com 16 home.vicnet.net.au/~cichlid (ordering) biologists call we have them. Inotherwords, biological and names)reflect actual fication scheme correctly, ourclassi- we havedone a uniquename, and,if ing wecanagree ticular organisms,assum- each otheraboutpar- to communicatewith this activityallowsus Among otherthings, constitute (naming), bothofwhich organisms and done isto we Martians that arered,etc.)What This of organisms might have suggest howthisgroup tionary) relatedness,and Bussingius nanoluteus (perhaps evolu- practiced what and classify classification. bySchmitter-Soto(2007). systematics have just to our job name name (piles these upon from new genera of Agassiz describedfour helpful. particularly accurate or be minimaland evennot defining characters ously cies thathadbeenprevi- ferent from ogy, thatmadethemdif- aspect oftheir characters, usuallysome one orfewdiagnostic such onthe basis of as as distinctandaccepted cies” couldbe and systematics,“spe- ichthyological a singleorfewancestors. specialised over come tobesodiverseand fromPanamaisplacedinthesubgenus For example, Louis In theearlydaysof “described”. Lake all otherspe- Nicaragua described taxonomy time from morphol- cichlids These could wrote : The of theSociety(1859). in the summary thatappeared published ina of thatmeetingwere History andthe Boston SocietyofNatural 1858 meetingofthe orally at line, the one, named resembling unimaculatus. he called bling sus. gulo- proposed to call it Dentex; ble very closely era “Of Society’s secretary interrupted lateral from A second,resem- were it were it would the four Chrysophrys, the 6October, Baiodon Prof Agassiz Proceedings Nicaragua, Boops, he two-page not for resem- A third minutes gen- fas- Atlantic slopeofCostaRica. Cryptoheros septemfasciatus belonging to the the same lake,and Though comingfrom ing over thecaudal. backward, extend- ed anal finare point- dorsal fin andthe to all–the second character Bream, thereisone roundness ofthe of thePickerelto the elongatedshape Chromids the formofthese some bats. nasal appendagesof lower jawlikethe upper andbelowthe projecting abovethe large triangularlobe fleshy lips,buta ing theordinary peculiar innothav- froebelii, called ciatus. Amphilophus The lasthe varies from which is common Though and howin ing aboveandbelow; cal bands,anditsfad- from thesimpleverti- Prof. A. showedhow from ably; yetitisderived ours variesconsider- tribution ofthecol- same family, isfoundalongwithConvictCichlidsinthe one pattern. the H. the dis- PPhone: 97983668 2214 CheltenhamRd,Keysborough 3173 Keysborough CCorporate HireandService. Units, CCustom-made Aquarium aand American Cichlids,ExoticGold SSpecialists inMarines, Discus, African OOpen 9:30-6:30 Tue-Fri, 9:30-5:30Sat-Sun. wwww.keysboroughaquarium.com.au OOnline salesavailable: A U R U M U I R A U Q A A 1 n h p p o u w n

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19 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com 20 home.vicnet.net.au/~cichlid tains Hypsophrys, pus it. described andaddedto and Dempsey ated forthe The genus are describedand and threenewspecies described, its ownnewgenusherein Convict cichlidismovedto centrus) Neetroplus, (formerly in the species Panamius) Bussingius, subgenera 2001, establishing Cryptoheros He redefinesthegenus genus sinking themonotypic multispinosa nosissimus rchus to thespecies restricts Schmitter-Soto Overview: raguensis is abandoned. and the genus earlier retained instead of the is In hisnewrevision, Neetroplus nemato- is moved to the genus is movedtothe genus two new species are two newspeciesare the species (type) and unimaculatus), into it.The (octofasciata), Archocentrus (Cryptoheros, Herotilapia. Amatitlania, Rocio (whose name (whose name then and moving and moving panamensis and moves Neetroplus which con- hobby Jack hobby Jack the genus here, thus Allgayer centra- Archo- is cre- (2007) Hobby Hobby added. added. nica- three and spi- • centrarchus Species Type: Genus: Account Detailed Distribution: Note: Distribution: • multispinosus 1877 centrarchus Gill, (Archocentrus) Bransford 1877) Gill (in& slope from and de Fonseca, inof tributaries 1877) Guasaule). to Nicaragua(Rio Rica (RioT slope from (Rio Patuca);Pacific Nicaragua to Honduras through Great Rica (RioMarina) slope from (Günther, 1867) Lakes. including theGreat drainages of San Juanandassociated of CostaRicatoRio in itsown originally placed multispinosus novelty is novelty is tricuspid because ofitsnovel, Pellegrin in Herotilapia, Nicaragua; Atlantic Heros

The species Archocentrus (3): teeth. This teeth. This judged here genus, genus, Costa Costa empisque) empisque) Rio Matina Pacific Atlantic Atlantic Honduras, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nicaragua, 1904 by (Gill, Lakes of Lakes of was the Golfo the Golfo slope slope Diagnosis: Type: Genus: Distribution: • spinosissimus Distribution: Type: Species Subgenus: (formerly inserts new subgenera,and Soto createsthree sajica). (except loop inadultgut have atwistedmedian Seven of lower pharyngealjaw. between halvesofthe sutural interdigitations in the five short,acute the synapomorphy designation Günther, three subgenera) Allgayer Guatemala. Caribbean Izabal other riversinLago Polochic, Dulce,and & Pellegrin,1902) monotypic genus. warrant as insufficientto drainages of drainages of Hildebrand, panamensis Schmitter-Soto them. panamensis genus: oneto Heros spilurus Neetroplus Cryptoheros (1): drainage, Archocentrus connection connection retention of One myrnae Schmitter- 1862 Panamius nine species nine species 2001 Neetroplus) versant of versant of Rios Atlantic 1913 Panama, strict Meek & Meek & into one of into oneof defines defines (Vaillant by by 2007 (with (with and and this this Distribution: • chetumalensis Distribution: • spilurus Species Note: Subgenus: Etymology: Note: Quintana city of Chetumal, Aguadulce) nearthe the river 10 kmupstream from Type localityiscirca Mexico. north toQuintana Roo, Guatemalan Peten (Belize (new species) Schmitter-Soto, 2007 Mexico! Izabal. Not rivers 1862) linking all. pornorphies Allgayer 2001 Panama. its which is anal finspinecount mensis (homoplasy). to beaconvergence Neetroplus is of lpeti, Mandinga, Chagres, Lake Gatun,rivers Cr panamensis country of origin, country oforigin,

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21 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com 22 home.vicnet.net.au/~cichlid Distribution: • septemfasciatus New Type: Distribution: Etymology: Diagnosis: (Regan, species. rest areAtlantic Pacific Nicaraguan border. to RioSanJuanatthe Costa Rica,Rio Schmitter-Soto 2007 Günther, 1867 nigrofasciatus first. sometimes alsoonthe second andthird intensifications on anal fins;medial edge of extending fullytothe from sidesof discontinuous; bars marked, caudalarm Y-shaped, well- bar onsideofbody, colourational) – synapomorphies (all Pacific. Guatemala Atlanticand Panama amate in means aplace abundant Salvin. a seriescaught by Guatemala, species, LakeAmatitlan, locality ofthe type derived of rustic paper made amate Genus: Heros slope. Allthe being a from type dorsal and “Amatitlan” Atlantic to Atlantic to Three 1908) Genus name Genus (in Nahuatla, Amatitlania Atlantic From From one of body kind kind strict Banano Banano first bars, slope Note: sp. n. kanna • Note: Distribution: • Species (4): • coatepeque n. n. • coatepeque Etymology: Distribution: Diagnosis: Sixaola, and others). Canaveral, Atlantic Panama Amatitlania of bodythanother intense barson side Jutiapa, Guatemala. Honduras toRio from RioPatuca, and theAtlanticslope Suchiate, El SalvadortoRio slope fromRio 1867) nigrofasciata trees.) from the monograph. described inthis Amatitlania three newspeciesof here aretwoofthe slope. Thosefound Nicaragua on Costa Rica,or down to peque Salvador. Lake Coatepeque,El shore ofislandin locality, thenorth only from where itoccurs. is the It doesNOT get

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Guatemala, Am. its type Coatepeque much more Cricamola, Pacific Pacific Known (Günther, species. newly either Sucio, sp. coate- (Rios Ficus Note: New Genus: Diagnosis: Distribution: sp. n. siquia • Diagnosis: Etymology: Schmitter-Soto 2007 than Deep-bodied, completely onfin. and 1/3onfin,versus about “avocado”). type locality of theriverchosenas “Siquia” isthename Honduras. also the GreatLakes; Nicaragua, coasts of species. bodied nigrofasciatus. Cryptoheros who calledthem by Allgayer recognised as was detected. where thespecies bed), Rio Canaveral(- meaning “a 1908). broadly the Convict Cichlids a closerelationship including of relativeconfusion, Dempsey” has beenone status of

north toAtlantic canna. The taxonomic the firstlocality 2/3 on peduncle 2/3 onpeduncle Amatitlania defined (Regan the “Jack Caudalblotch Deepest Costa Ricato

suggestions of “kanna” Etymology: Etymology: Rocio Both Both including 2001 2001 reed”, (means but lessso cf cf distinct First reed with Etymology: Distribution: sp. n. ocotal • Distribution: octofasciata • Species (3): Etymology: Diagnosis: Type: meaning Spanish sides of spots oncheekand by “theresplendent dew”, an image evoked meaning name, inSpanish Schmitter- Chiapas, Mexico. Usumacinta body intheLacantun- isolated highland water to LagunaOcotal, an Brazil” inerror. Manaos locality and isasynonym,type aquarium specimen 1909 was biocellatum, of Mexico. The Actopan, Veracruz, tributaries ofRio Ulua, Hondurasto 1903) Parachromis-like. in adults,almost like, Archocentrus- in young,almost 1903 octofasciatus forest”, ocote being a Cichlosoma Heros more elongate some species.” (sic: Manaus), (sic: Manaus), “Rio Negroat “ocotal” Bodyoval “morning “an based onan Rocio is Rocio From the From Soto’s wife’s Endemic Endemic Rio Rio drainage, (Regan, description ocote Regan, Regan, Regan, (sic) Diagnosis: Etymology: Distribution: • gemmata Diagnosis: green blackish withblue- scales, breast on sides,larger than unordered rows ofspots on cheekin green-blue speckles iridescent, metallic (versus ocellus blueinlife continuous); interrupted (versus from snouttoeye well aligned);stripe than scalesandrather aligned scales andnotclearly sides, largerthan in life. cheek andoperclespots bright greenandblue in referencetolarge, Latin for Mexico. Yucatan Quintana Roo,eastern inland lakesinnorthern to cenotesandsmall Soto, n.sp. Balderas & absent (versuspresent). on scalesofbody whitish- life reddish in species byabdomen from other the specieslives. name ofthelakewhere species of tinge inlife. (versus smaller greyish), spots white). Large, Peninsula, Spotson Distinguished “bejeweled”

Contreras- “gemmata” Pinus, Rocio Endemic Endemic Schmitter- life, six caudal bronze (versus the Diagnosis: Distribution: • Species (2): Note: Type: Genus: Note: lateral blotch. conspicuous rounded convex head and Coco, Nicaragua and Rio Lakes Managua and Costa Chirripo-Matina, Sapoa, Pisote,and (Günther, 1859) al. (2007). and Hulsey et & Bermingham(1998), phylogenies ofMartin (2007) Chakrabarty andSparks morphological studyby additional by Hypsophrys Günther 1867with of genus Günther, 1864 Heros nicaraguensis Agassiz, Agassiz 1859 distinct. and recogniseditas independently Balderas who with S. 70 mmSL. largest examinedwas species of dark blue. Dots onfinslarge, nicaraguensis Concheiro Pereset H. unimaculatus unimaculatus H.

Synonymisation Joint authorship Hypsophrys Rica, northto Nicaragua. and molecular Contreras- 1859 Neetroplus strongly the genus, al. Smallest Rios Rios supported (2004), collected =

23 victoriancichlidsociety.yuku.com 24 home.vicnet.net.au/~cichlid Allgayer, R Note: Agassizi, L Distribution: • References: Diagnosis: Cryptoheros, d’un genre nouveau, (1856-1859): Boston. Soc.Nat. Hist.v. Lake Nicaragua.” On NewFishesfrom 1867) nematopus nicaraguensis. species name, conserve theyounger clature (IZCN)to Zoological Nomen- national petitioning 1899 (ICZN).Heis been unusedafter and this exist for 1859, sincenotypes unimaculatus the seniorsynonym nicaraguensis the junior recommends usageof Schmitter-Soto and contra Chakrabarty and Hartel Following Kullander and Sparks(2007). (1997) and Kullander andHartel Yepes, Copora Clara, profile, mid teeth, abruptsteephead Jiloa, Nicaragua. to Lakes For statusofgenus Sparks (2007), Costa 1969, see 2001.“Description 1859.“Remarks name has Nicaragua and Conference on unimaculatus, Fernandez- Incisor-like 407-408. (1997) but (1997) but synonym d’Amerique (Günther, lateral bar. Chakrabarty RioSanta Inter- Rica, north Proc. Agassiz, over 6 Kullander, SO Kullander, SO Kullander, SO Kullander, SO Hulsey, CD,EJGarciade Concheiro Perez,G,ORican, Chakrabarty, P Alegre. pp.605-654. America. Fishes ofSouthand Check Listofthe & Ferraris,C.J.,Jr(eds.). Reis, R.E.,Kullander, S.O. Cichlidae 431 pp. Mus. Nat.Hist. Drainage of Fishes of Nat. Hist. Cichlasoma.” SwedishMus. American Cichlid Revision ofthe 754-764. Mol. Biogeographic Fishes Mesoamerican Cichlid Diversification ofthe Near DA Hendrickson, Leon, Y Phylogen. Evol. Cytochrome bGene.” Based onSequencesofthe (Teleostei: of HeroineCichlids Biogeography of91Species 2007. “Phylogenyand Doadrio, G Orti,EBermingham,I 59-64. its Species.” Diagnoses fortheGenusand (Teleostei: Cichlidae) Hypsophyrys New W 2006. “Relationshipsofthe Nouvelle du Centrale etd’une Cichlidae). v. 1: (Association Français Cichlidae)” Parachromis Baiodon, in 1859: Described byLouisAgassiz Status ofCichlid Genera 1997. . 2004. . “T Phylogen. “The Systematic Across aMajor orld CichlidGenus Amphilophus, Sanchez Johnson, the AmazonRiver Hypsophrys and Hypsophrys and and (Cichlids).” Edipucurs, Porto Edipucurs, Porto Stockholm. 296pp. Cichlidae) L’An Cichlide . 1986.“Cichlid Zootaxa. Panama. Peru.” . 1983. . “A . 2003. “Family . RZardoya Agassix 1859 and emporal and (Teleostei: South Boundary.” Stockholm. 13-20. Evol. 43: 91-110. KHartel JSSparks Genus and Espece Freshwater Swedish Central TJ (Pisces: With 1523: 1523: In: Mol. 31: 31: . . . 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