Rheoheros
| Rheoheros | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Rheoheros McMahan & Matamoros, 2015 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Heros lentiginosus Steindachner, 1864[2] | |
Rheoheros is a genus of cichlids. These freshwater fish are found in the Atlantic slope of Mexico and Guatemala in moderately to fast-flowing waters of the Grijalva-Usumacinta River system.[1] Depending on species, they reach up to 12–25 cm (4.5–10 in) in length.[3]
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][3]
- Rheoheros coeruleus (Stawikowski & U. Werner, 1987)
- Rheoheros lentiginosus (Steindachner, 1864) (Freckled cichlid)
References
[edit]- 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. PMID 26623572.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rheoheros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rheoheros". FishBase. December 2021 version.