Turquoise cichlid

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turquoise cichlid
Caquetaia umbrifera (16521488435).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Kronoheros
& , 2016[1]
Species:
K. umbriferus
Binomial name
Kronoheros umbriferus
(Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Synonyms

Caquetaia umbrifera Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
Cichlasoma umbriferum Meek & Hildebrand, 1913

The turquoise cichlid (Kronoheros umbriferus) is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is found in Pacific slope eastern Panama in the Atrato and Magdalena River drainages in Colombia and and Chucunaque River drainages in Panama. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016): Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (1): 1-102.


Retrieved from ""