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Paratilapia
''Paratilapia'' is a genus of cichlids generally restricted to Madagascar. These are large, dark cichlids densely covered in light spots. An additional very poorly known species from the Congo River basin in mainland Africa is sometimes also placed in the genus, but this is highly questionable and arguably it is better placed in the "Wastebasket taxon, wastebasket genus" ''Haplochromis'' for the time being.Greenwood (1979). ''Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa.'' Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 35(4): 265-322 Taxonomy Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence and Morphology (biology), morphological data have hitherto been unable to resolve the relationships of the genus to satisfaction. For example, sequence data from mtDNA MT-RNR2, 16S rRNA and Cytochrome c oxidase, COI disagree regarding its placement, (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paratilapia Polleni
''Paratilapia polleni'' is a medium-sized cichlid endemism, endemic to Madagascar. It is also a popular fish for display at public aquarium, aquaria. It is sometimes referred to by the common names starry-night cichlid, polleni cichlid, and black diamond cichlid, while ''marakely'' (black fish) is one of its native names. This species is probably the only known member of its genus, as its current congener, ''P. toddi'', from the African mainland, doubtfully belongs to this genus. Its Specific name (zoology), specific name honours François Pollen (1842-1888), a Netherlands, Dutch naturalist and merchant, who collected the Type (biology), type when visiting Madagascar with fellow Dutch naturalist and explorer Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827-1898). Morphology ''P. polleni'' is a laterally compressed, full-bodied fish. Like most cichlids, it resembles a perch-type fish in shape, hence the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic designation perciformes - 'perch-like'. Males in captivity devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |