Cryptoheros

Cryptoheros
Cryptoheros sajica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Cryptoheros
Allgayer, 2001
Type species
Heros spilurus
Günther, 1862

Cryptoheros is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Central America and southeast Mexico. The genus currently contains 9 species. It includes species formerly included within the genus Archocentrus.[1] The convict cichlid has sometimes been placed within the genus Cryptoheros as well, but is now considered a member of the genus Amatitlania.[2]

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

  1. Schmitter-Soto, J. (2007). Zootaxa: A systematic revision of the genus Archocentrus (Perciformes:Cichlidae), with a description of two new Genera and six new species (PDF). Magnolia Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86977-160-7.
  2. "Convict and Jack Dempsey placed in new genera". Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Cryptoheros in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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