Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859

Chakrabarty, Prosanta & Sparks, John S., 2007, Relationships of the New World cichlid genus Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859 (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with diagnoses for the genus and its species, Zootaxa 1523, pp. 59-64 : 60-62

Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859

Neetroplus Günther 1867

Diagnosis. Members of Hypsophrys are distinguished from all other Heroini by the combination of a single supraneural, a strongly rounded snout profile, and a small and slightly subterminal mouth.

Type species. Hypsophrys unimaculatus ; type by monotypy. Included species. H. unimaculatus , H. nematopus .

Diagnosis. Hypsophrys unimaculatus is diagnosed as the only Hypsophrys with a centrally positioned spot on the flank ( Figure 4 ; versus a bar or no marking) and caniniform teeth (versus spatulate).

Remarks. We agree with Kullander & Hartel (1997) that Hypsophrys nicaraguensis ( Günther 1864) is a junior subjective synonym of Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859 but find their suggested suppression of the senior synonym in violation of ICZN Article 23. Therefore, this species should be recognized under its valid name Hypsophrys unimaculatus despite the relative familiarity of the junior synonym.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Female of Hypsophrys unimaculatus, UMMZ 188994, 94.5 mm SL. Note the prominent flank spot.