Mesoheros
| Mesoheros | |
|---|---|
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| Mesoheros festae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Mesoheros McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 |
| Type species | |
| Heros festae Boulenger 1899 | |
Mesoheros is a genus of cichlids. Species of the genus are 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.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
- Mesoheros atromaculatus (Regan, 1905)
- Mesoheros festae (Boulenger, 1899) (Red Terror)
- Mesoheros gephyrum
- Mesoheros ornatus (Regan, 1905)
References
- 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.