Chortiheros wesseli, commonly known as the Honduran mojarra,[1] is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is endemic to fast-flowing waters of the Río Papaloteca, Río Cangrejal and Río Danto in the northern Caribbean coast of Honduras. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Chortiheros wesseli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Chortiheros Říčan & Dragová, 2016[2] |
| Species: | C. wesseli
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| Binomial name | |
| Chortiheros wesseli (R. R. Miller, 1996)
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| Synonyms | |
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Theraps wesseli Miller, 1996 | |
References edit
- ^ a b Carrasco, J.C. & Lyons, T.J. (2020). "Chortiheros wesseli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T150123724A152306171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T150123724A152306171.en. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ a b Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016): Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (1): 1-102.
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