Orange chromide

Orange chromide
	Orange chromide from the Bharathapuzha River, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Pseudetroplus]]; Bleeker, 1862
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/PseudetroplusP. maculatus
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/PseudetroplusPseudetroplus maculatus; (Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms
	Etroplus maculatus Bloch, 1795

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The orange chromide (Pseudetroplus maculatus) is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to freshwater and brackish streams, lagoons and estuaries in southern India and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is also known as pallathi (Malayalam: പള്ളത്തി) in Malayalam. The species is popular with fishkeeping hobbyists, and is kept frequently in aquariums.^[2]^[4] The species is part of the family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Etroplinae. The orange chromide reaches a length of up to 8 cm (3.1 in).^[3]

Diet[edit]

The selectively bred bright orange-yellow variant often seen in the aquarium trade

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 parasites from the larger green chromides in a cleaning symbiosis.^[2] The species also feeds on zooplankton and algae.^[3]

Parental care[edit]

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%.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus Pseudetroplus Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Loiselle, P.V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Template:FishBase
↑ Riehl, R.. & Baensch, H.A. (1995). Aquarium Atlas. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3.
↑ Gerking, Shelby D. (Apr 25, 2014). Feeding Ecology of Fish. Elsevier. p. 286. ISBN 9781483288529.

External links[edit]

[Pethiyagoda2014-1] Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K. & Manamendra-Arachchi, K. (2014): Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus Pseudetroplus Bleeker (Pisces: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3838 (5): 595–600.

[Loiselle-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Loiselle, P.V. (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 1-56465-146-0.

[fishbase-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Template:FishBase

[baensch-4] Riehl, R.. & Baensch, H.A. (1995). Aquarium Atlas. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 3-88244-050-3.

[Gerking-5] Gerking, Shelby D. (Apr 25, 2014). Feeding Ecology of Fish. Elsevier. p. 286. ISBN 9781483288529.

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