Maskaheros
| Maskaheros | |
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| Maskaheros argenteus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Genus: | Maskaheros McMahan & K. R. Piller, 2015 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Viela argentea Allgayer, 1991 | |
Maskaheros is a genus of cichlids. It is found in Atlantic slope of Mexico and Guatemala in the Coatzacoalcos and Usumacinta River drainages.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Maskaheros argenteus (Allgayer, 1991) (White cichlid)
- Maskaheros regani (R. R. Miller, 1974) (Almoloya cichlid)
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.
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