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Banded chromide

Etroplus canarensis Day, 1877

Status not recordedbony fish

The banded chromide (Etroplus canarensis) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the banded chromide

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the banded chromide live?

Not recorded

Is the banded chromide endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the banded chromide classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusEtroplus
  7. SpeciesEtroplus canarensis Day, 1877
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Canara pearlspotEnglish
  • Canara-BuntbarschGerman
  • viirukirjoahvenFinnish
  • ElimeenuKannada
  • żółtaczek indyjskiPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the banded chromide

Other species in the same genus Etroplus.

Kalundar

Etroplus suratensis

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBanded chromide vs KalundarBanded chromide vs Etroplus fumosus

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the banded chromide?

The banded chromide (Etroplus canarensis) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Banded chromide (Etroplus canarensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-chromide

MLA

“Banded chromide (Etroplus canarensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-chromide.

BibTeX
@misc{banded_chromide_2026,
  title = {Banded chromide (Etroplus canarensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-chromide},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}