Chortiheros wesseli
Species of fish
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Chortiheros wesseli, commonly known as the Honduran mojarra,[1] is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is endemic to fast-flowing waters of the Río Papaloteca, Río Cangrejal and Río Danto in the northern Caribbean coast of Honduras. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Chortiheros wesseli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Chortiheros Říčan & Dragová, 2016[2] |
| Species: | C. wesseli |
| Binomial name | |
| Chortiheros wesseli (R. R. Miller, 1996) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Theraps wesseli Miller, 1996 | |