Paraneetroplus
Paraneetroplus is a genus of cichlid fish native to moderately to fast-flowing waters in the Coatzacoalcos, Grijalva and Papaloapan river basins in southern Mexico. They reach up to in length.
Taxonomy and species
Historically, Paraneetroplus was included in the genus Cichlasoma and then in Theraps. Once Paraneetroplus was recognized as its own genus, the members of Maskaheros and Vieja often were included within it. Today these are generally recognized as three separate but very closely related genera.There are three or four currently recognized species in the genus Paraneetroplus:Paraneetroplus bulleri Regan, 1905 Paraneetroplus gibbiceps Paraneetroplus nebuliferus Paraneetroplus omonti Allgayer, 1988 – recognized by Catalog of Fishes, but not by FishBase where considered a synonym of ''P. gibbiceps''