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''Etroplus'' is a small genus of cichlids native to southern India and Sri Lanka, where they are the only native cichlids. Their closest living relatives are ''Paretroplus'' from Madagascar. These two lineages must have separated during the Mesozoic already, as Madagascar and the Indian Plate had separated by the end of the Cretaceous.〔Sparks, J.S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30 (3): 599–614.''〕 ==Species== There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:〔Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus ''Pseudetroplus'' Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). ''Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.''〕 * ''Etroplus canarensis'' (F. Day, 1877) (Canara pearlspot) * ''Etroplus suratensis'' (Bloch, 1790) (Green chromide) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Etroplus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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