Etroplus
Etroplus is a small genus of cichlids native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Together with Pseudetroplus, they are the only ciclids of this region.
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.Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The third species, the orange chromide, was moved to Pseudetroplus in 2014. but FishBase still places it in Etroplus:
- Etroplus canarensis
- Etroplus maculatus
- Etroplus suratensis
