Genus

Hypselecara

Hypselecara is a cichlid genus represented by 2 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 409 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.

Species in atlas
2
Records
409
Recorded depth
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Type species
Hypselecara temporalis — described as Heros temporalis Günther 1862

Where the genus has been recorded

409 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 2 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

409 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 2 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 2 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

(Günther, 1862)

Chocolate cichlid, Emerald cichlid

314 records

(Heckel, 1840)

Chocolate cichlid

95 records

Across the waters

The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.

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