Maskaheros

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Maskaheros is a genus of cichlids fish found on Atlantic slope of southern Mexico and Guatemala in the Coatzacoalcos and Usumacinta River drainages. They are relatively large, high-bodied cichlids and were formerly included in the genus Paraneetroplus or Vieja.[1][2]

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Maskaheros
Maskaheros argenteus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Maskaheros
McMahan & K. R. Piller, 2015[1]
Type species
Viela argentea
Allgayer, 1991
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Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][3]

  • Maskaheros argenteus (Allgayer, 1991) (White cichlid)
  • Maskaheros regani (R. R. Miller, 1974) (Almoloya cichlid)

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