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The convict cichlid (''Amatitlania nigrofasciata'') is a fish species from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America, also known as the zebra cichlid. Convict cichlids are popular aquarium fish〔 and have also been the subject of numerous studies on fish behaviour.〔Robins, C. R., et al. (1991). World fishes important to North Americans exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. ''Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ.'' 21: p. 243.〕 ==Taxonomy== Albert Günther originally described the species in 1867 after Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin collected specimens in Central America.〔 Günther, A. (1866). (On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow. ) '' Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.'' 600–604.〕 In 2007, the species was moved from the genus ''Archocentrus'' to a new genus, ''Amatitlania'', based on Juan Schmitter-Soto's study of ''Archocentus'' species. However, a 2008 study led by Oldrich Rican proposed moving the species in ''Cryptoheros'' and ''Amatitlania'', including ''Amatitlania nigrofasciata'' into the genus ''Hypsophrys''. The convict cichlid displays significant color across its range.〔Heijns, W. (2001). (A convict from the Volcano ) (The Cichlid Room Companion ) Ed. J. M. A. Azas.〕〔Azas, J. M. A. (2002). (''Cryptoheros'', The Small Central American Cichlids ) (The Cichlid Room Companion ) Ed. J. M. A. Azas.〕 Some of these regional variants are now considered different species.〔 In the cichlid-keeping hobby, Rusty Wessel collected one such fish, the Honduran Red Point Cichlid (''Amatitlania'' sp.) from a stream in Honduras.〔Wessel, R. (2006). The Honduran Red Point: A beautiful blue convict-type species from Honduras. ''Tropical Fish Hobbyist'' 54: 104–106.〕〔Borstein, R. (2005). (''Archocentrus'' sp. "Honduran Red Point". ) Greater Chicago Cichlid Association.〕 The Honduran Red Point Convict ranges from Atlantic Honduras south to Costa Rica. Other new species formerly included in ''A. nigrofasciata'' are ''Amatitlania coatepeque'', from Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, and ''Amatitlania kanna'', from Panama's Atlantic coast. The type species, ''A. nigrofasciata'', which used to cover all these species, is restricted to the northern population ranging from El Salvador to Guatemala on the Pacific coast and from Honduras to Guatemala on the Atlantic coast.〔 A number of synonyms exist for this species including: ''Archocentrus nigrofasciatus'', ''Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum'', ''Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus'' and ''Heros nigrofasciatus''.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Convict cichlid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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