Chocoheros
Chocoheros is a monotypic genus of cichlid. Its only known species is Chocoheros microlepis, found in South America. It is endemic to the single river basin of Rio Baudó on the Pacific side of Colombia.[1]
| Chocoheros | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Chocoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016 [1] |
| Species: | C. microlepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chocoheros microlepis (Dahl, 1960) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cichlasoma microlepis Dahl, 1960 | |
References
- Říčan, O.; Piálek, L.; Dragová, K.; Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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