Hypselecara is a small genus of cichlids native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America. H. temporalis is a relatively common aquarium fish known in the aquarium trade as the chocolate cichild.
Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840) Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862) (Emerald cichlid)
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