{{Short description|Species of cichlid fish}} {{Speciesbox | taxon = Parachromis dovii | image = Parachromis dovii guapote.JPG | image_caption = Male ''Parachromis dovii'' at the Tennessee Aquarium | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="IUCN"/> | authority = (Günther, 1864) | synonyms = {{Species list |''Heros dovii''|Günther, 1864 |''Cichlasoma dovii''|(Günther, 1864) |''Herichthys dovii''|(Günther, 1864) }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name="FishBase"/> }}
'''''Parachromis dovii''''', the '''wolf cichlid''', '''rainbow bass''', or '''guapote''', is a species of cichlid native to Central America, where it occurs in lakes, rivers and streams in Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.<ref name="IUCN"/> It is one of the largest cichlids, reaching up to {{cvt|14|kg}} in weight and {{cvt|80|cm|ft}} long.<ref name="FWR"/> A highly predatory species, it mostly feeds on other fish.<ref name="FishBase"/> ''P. dovii'' is important to local commercial fisheries, is sought after as a gamefish,<ref name="FishBase"/> and is sometimes kept in aquariums.<ref name="BTF"/>
==Etymology== The fish is named in honor of John Melmoth Dow (1827–1892) of the Panama Railroad Company. As a ship captain and amateur naturalist, he collected the type specimen.<ref name="ETYFish"/>
==As pets== ''Parachromis dovii'' is sometimes sought after by well experienced aquarists. While they are noted for their relatively high intelligence and lifespan of up to a few decades, they require special care due to their large size and high levels of aggression even by cichlid standards, meaning that few — if any — tank mates are possible.<ref name="BTF"/>
==Conservation== ''Parachromis dovii'' is widespread in its native range and generally common. Although it has declined locally due to overfishing and pollution, it is not considered threatened.<ref name=IUCN/> It occurs in Costa Rica's Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge.<ref name="CCT.Ramsar"/> The species has been introduced to some locations in Central America where it is not native.<ref name="IUCN"/>
==References== {{Commons category|Parachromis dovii}} {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="BTF">{{cite web|last1=Chandler|first1=Patrice|title=Wolf Cichlid: A Care Guide for the Ferocious Tropical Cichlid Species|website=Badman's Tropical Fish|date=1 March 2024|url=https://badmanstropicalfish.com/wolf-cichlid/|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240327230234/https://badmanstropicalfish.com/wolf-cichlid/|archive-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
<ref name="CCT.Ramsar">{{cite report|last1=Varga|first1=Mauricio Salas|date=July 2008|title=Humedales de Ramsar (FIR) – Versión 2006-2008|publisher=Centro Científico Tropical|page=20|language=es|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/CR1918RIS.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240327223333/https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/CR1918RIS.pdf|archive-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
<ref name="ETYFish">{{cite web|url=http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae7/|title=Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)|access-date=5 January 2022|author1=Christopher Scharpf|author2=Kenneth J. Lazara|name-list-style=amp|work=The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database|publisher=Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara|date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="FishBase">{{FishBase|genus=Parachromis|species=dovii|month=February|year=2023}}</ref>
<ref name="FWR">{{cite web|title=''Parachromis dovii''|website=Fishing World Records|date=23 December 2023|url=http://www.fishing-worldrecords.com/scientificname/Parachromis%20dovii/show|url-status=live|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240327225543/http://www.fishing-worldrecords.com/scientificname/Parachromis%20dovii/show|archive-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
<ref name="IUCN">{{cite iucn|last1=Lyons|first1=T.J.|last2=Matamoros|first2=W.A.|date=2020|title=''Parachromis dovii'' (Guapote)|article-number=e.T159145817A159145827|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T159145817A159145827.en|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
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dovii Category:Extant Tortonian first appearances Category:Fish described in 1864 Category:Cichlid fish of Central America Category:Fish of Costa Rica Category:Fish of Honduras Category:Freshwater fish of Nicaragua Category:Fish of Lake Nicaragua Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther