Chocoheros microlepis

Chocoheros microlepis is a species of cichlid found in South America. It is endemic to the single river basin of Rio Baudó on the Pacific side of Colombia. This species is the only known member of its genus, Chocoheros.[1]

Chocoheros microlepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Chocoheros
Říčan & Piálek, 2016 [1]
Species:
C. microlepis
Binomial name
Chocoheros microlepis
(Dahl, 1960)
Synonyms

Cichlasoma microlepis Dahl, 1960

References

  1. Říčan, O.; Piálek, L.; Dragová, K.; Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2018-02-07.


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