Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Etroplinae
Genus: Etroplus

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Photo by Nilsson, K.

Asia
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Etroplus canarensis Day, 1877

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Etroplus canarensis
[Canara pearlspot]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790)

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Etroplus suratensis
[Pearlspot]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Etroplus canarensis Canara pearlspot Asia 11.5 TL 1877
Etroplus suratensis Pearlspot Western Indian Ocean 40 TL 1790



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