Rheoheros

Rheoheros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Heroini
Genus:	Rheoheros; & , 2015
Type species
	Heros lentiginosus; Steindachner, 1864

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]

( & , 1987)
(Steindachner, 1864) (Freckled cichlid)

References[]

^ ^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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rheoheros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Rheoheros in FishBase. December 2021 version.

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[Mahan2015-1] 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[CoF-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Rheoheros". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[FishBase-3] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Rheoheros in FishBase. December 2021 version.

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