Biology:Mesoheros

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Mesoheros
Red Terror Festae Chiclid.jpg
Mesoheros festae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Mesoheros
McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1]
Type species
Heros festae
Boulenger 1899

Mesoheros is a genus of cichlids. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; Atrato River flowing into the Atlantic, San Juan, Baudó and Patia Rivers to Esmeraldas and Tumbes Rivers flowing into 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

Wikidata ☰ Q21051098 entry