Mesoheros

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Mesoheros is a genus of cichlids. Species of the genus are found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; Atrato River flowing into the Atlantic, San Juan, Baudó and Patia Rivers to Esmeraldas and Tumbes Rivers flowing into the Pacific.[1]

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Mesoheros
Mesoheros festae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Mesoheros
McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1]
Type species
Heros festae
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Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Mesoheros atromaculatus (Regan, 1905)
  • Mesoheros festae (Boulenger, 1899) (Red Terror)
  • Mesoheros gephyrum
  • Mesoheros ornatus (Regan, 1905)

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