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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic_taxobox
| image= Etroplus suratensis.jpg
| image_caption = ''Etroplus suratensis''
| taxon = Etroplus
| authority = [[Georges Cuvier|G. Cuvier]], 1830
| type_species = ''Etroplus meleagris''
| type_species_authority = G. Cuvier, 1830
}}
'''''Etroplus''''' is a small [[genus]] of [[cichlid]]s native to southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. Together with ''[[Pseudetroplus]]'' (which formerly was included in ''Etroplus''), they are the only cichlids of this region.<ref name="Pethiyagoda2014"/>
Their closest living relatives are ''[[Paretroplus]]'' from [[Madagascar]]. These two lineages must have separated during the [[Mesozoic]] already, as Madagascar and the [[Indian Plate]] had separated by the end of the [[Cretaceous]].<ref name=Sparks2004>Sparks, J.S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30 (3): 599–614.''</ref>
==Species==
There are currently two recognized species in this genus. The third species, the [[orange chromide]], was moved to ''Pseudetroplus'' in 2014.<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> but [[FishBase]] still places it in ''Etroplus'':<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase genus|genus=Etroplus|month=June|year=2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Etroplus canarensis]]'' <small>([[Francis Day|F. Day]], 1877)</small> (Canara pearlspot)
* ''[[Etroplus maculatus]]''  <small>(Bloch, 1795)</small> (Orange chromide)
* ''[[Etroplus suratensis]]'' <small>([[Marcus Elieser Bloch|Bloch]], 1790)</small> (Green chromide)
==References==
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[[Category:Etroplinae]]
[[Category:Cichlid fish of Asia]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish genera]]
[[Category:Cichlid genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Georges Cuvier]]
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