Rheoheros
| 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. It is found in Atlantic slope of Mexico and Guatemala in the Grijalva-Usumacinta River system.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Rheoheros coeruleus (Stawikowski & U. Werner, 1987)
- Rheoheros lentiginosus (Steindachner, 1864) (Freckled cichlid)
References
- ^ a b c "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 211–234. 2015. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. PMID 26623572.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rheoheros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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