Biology:Rheoheros
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Rheoheros | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Rheoheros McMahan & Matamoros, 2015 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Heros lentiginosus Steindachner, 1864[2]
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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
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][3]
- Rheoheros coeruleus (Stawikowski & U. Werner, 1987)
- Rheoheros lentiginosus (Steindachner, 1864) (Freckled cichlid)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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". Zootaxa 3999 (2): 211–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. PMID 26623572. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt03999p234.pdf.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Rheoheros". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=11394.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Rheoheros in FishBase. December 2021 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q21214363 entry
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