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

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. 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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