Mesoheros
| Mesoheros | |
|---|---|
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| Mesoheros festae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Genus: | Mesoheros McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1] |
Mesoheros is a genus of cichlids. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; Río Atrato, Río San Juan and Río Baudó in the Atlantic, Río Patia to Río Esmeraldas and Río Tumbes in the Pacific.[1]
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Mesoheros atromaculatus (Regan, 1905)
- Mesoheros festae (Boulenger, 1899) (Red Terror)
- Mesoheros gephyrum
- Mesoheros ornatus (Regan, 1905)
References
- 1 2 3 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.
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