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| image = Etroplus Maculatus.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Orange chromide from the [[Bharathapuzha River]], India<br />
| status = LC<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| taxon = Pseudetroplus maculatus<br />
| display_parents = 3<br />
| parent_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1862<br />
| authority = ([[Marcus Elieser Bloch|Bloch]], 1795)<br />
| synonyms = <br />
''Etroplus maculatus'' <small>Bloch, 1795</small><br />
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The '''orange chromide''' ('''''Pseudetroplus maculatus''''') is a [[species]] of [[cichlid]] fish that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[freshwater]] and [[brackish water|brackish]] streams, [[lagoon]]s and [[estuary|estuaries]] in southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="Pethiyagoda2014">Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus ''Pseudetroplus'' Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). ''Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600''.</ref><ref name="Loiselle">{{cite book |last=Loiselle |first=P.V. |title=The Cichlid Aquarium |year=1995 |publisher=Tetra Press |location=Germany |isbn=1-56465-146-0}}</ref><ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase |genus= Etroplus|species= maculatus| month = April | year = 2017}}</ref> It is also known as pallathi ([[Malayalam]]: പള്ളത്തി) in Malayalam. The species is popular with [[fishkeeping]] hobbyists, and is kept frequently in [[aquarium]]s.<ref name="Loiselle"/><ref name="baensch">{{cite book |author1=Riehl, R.. |author2=Baensch, H.A. |name-list-style=amp |title=Aquarium Atlas |year=1995 |publisher=Tetra Press |location=Germany |isbn=3-88244-050-3}}</ref> The species is part of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Cichlidae]] and is included in subfamily [[Etroplinae]]. The orange chromide reaches a length of up to {{convert|8|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=fishbase/><br />
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==Diet==<br />
[[File:Etroplus maculatus Pierrefitte-Nestalas Aquarium.JPG|thumbnail|left|The [[selectively bred]] bright orange-yellow variant often seen in the [[aquarium]] trade]]<br />
The species co-occurs throughout its range with the [[green chromide]] (''Etroplus suratensis''). Orange chromides [[prey]] on the eggs and larvae of the green chromide and also act as a "[[cleaner fish]]" removing [[parasite]]s from the larger green chromides in a [[cleaning symbiosis]].<ref name="Loiselle"/> The species also feeds on [[zooplankton]] and [[algae]].<ref name=fishbase/><br />
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==Parental care==<br />
Young orange chromides feed on mucous coating of their parents; this is essential for the small fry survival. During the feeding period, the parent fish mucous glands increase 34%.<ref name=Gerking>{{cite book|last1=Gerking|first1=Shelby D.|title=Feeding Ecology of Fish|date=Apr 25, 2014|publisher=Elsevier|page=286|isbn=9781483288529}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Commons category-inline|Etroplus maculatus|Pseudetroplus maculatus}}<br />
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[[Category:Etroplinae|Orange chromide]]<br />
[[Category:Cichlid fish of Asia]]<br />
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[[Category:Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch]]</div>Ajay Kumar