Talamancaheros sieboldii
Talamancaheros sieboldii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Talamancaheros |
Species: | T. sieboldii
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Binomial name | |
Talamancaheros sieboldii (Kner, 1863)
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Synonyms | |
Heros sieboldii Kner, 1863 |
Talamancaheros sieboldii, the Siebold's cichlid, is a species of cichlid fish found in fast- and moderately-flowing rivers on the Pacific slope of western Panama. The population in Costa Rica, which formerly was included in this species, is now recognized as .[1] T. sieboldii reaches up to 25 cm (10 in) in standard length and eats vegetable matter and detritus.[2]
References[]
- ^ Říčan, O.; Piálek, L.; Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Talamancaheros sieboldii" in FishBase. July 2020 version.
Categories:
- Heroini
- Fish described in 1863
- Taxa named by Rudolf Kner
- Fish of Panama
- Cichlidae stubs