Rheoheros

Rheoheros is a genus of cichlids. It is found in Atlantic slope of Mexico and Guatemala in the Grijalva-Usumacinta River system.[1]

Rheoheros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Rheoheros
McMahan & Matamoros, 2015 [1]
Type species
Heros lentiginosus
Steindachner, 1864[2]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Rheoheros coeruleus (Stawikowski & U. Werner, 1987)
  • Rheoheros lentiginosus (Steindachner, 1864) (Freckled cichlid)

References

  1. McMahan, C.D., Matamoros, W.A., Piller, K.R. & Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 211–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. PMID 26623572.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rheoheros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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