Maskaheros

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 Vieja.[1]

Maskaheros
Maskaheros argenteus
Scientific classification
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

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. 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. PMID 26623572.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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