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 Paraneetroplus or Vieja.[1][2]
| Maskaheros | |
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| Maskaheros argenteus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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Species
editThere are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][3]
- Maskaheros argenteus (Allgayer, 1991) (White cichlid)
- Maskaheros regani (R. R. Miller, 1974) (Almoloya cichlid)
References
edit- ^ a b c 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. S2CID 34699955.
- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31534.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Maskaheros". FishBase. December 2021 version.
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