Rheoheros

Rheoheros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rheoheros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rheoheros". FishBase. December 2021 version.


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