Talamancaheros
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| Talamancaheros | |
|---|---|
| T. sieboldii in Panama | |
| T. underwoodi in Costa Rica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Talamancaheros Říčan & Novák, 2016 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Heros sieboldii Kner, 1863 | |
Talamancaheros is a genus of cichlid fish found in fast- and moderately-flowing rivers on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.[1] Talamancaheros reaches up to 25 cm (10 in) in standard length.[2]