Oscura heterospila
| Oscura heterospila | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Genus: | Oscura McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1] |
| Species: | O. heterospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Oscura heterospila (C. L. Hubbs, 1936) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Theraps heterospilus Hubbs, 1936 | |
Oscura heterospila also known as the Montecristo cichlid is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. This species occurs the Atlantic slope of Mexico and Guatemala in the Río Usumacinta drainage. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- 1 2 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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