Cribroheros
Cribroheros rostratus above
(Chuco microphthalmus below)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Cichlasomatinae
Genus:
Cribroheros

Říčan & Piálek, 2016 [1]

Cribroheros is a genus of cichlid found in Middle America. These freshwater fish are distributed over most of Middle America, from western Panama to southern Mexico, on both Atlantic and Pacific slopes.[1] Depending on species, their habitat ranges from fast-flowing rivers and streams, to slow-moving or standing water such as ponds and lakes. Although the genus is overall widespread, the individual species tend to have more restricted distributions and some are threatened, especially due to habitat loss and pollution.[2] They reach up to 19 cm (7.5 in) in standard length.[3]

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Cribroheros alfari (Meek, 1907) (Pastel cichlid)
  • Cribroheros altifrons (Kner, 1863)
  • Cribroheros bussingi (Loiselle, 1997)
  • Cribroheros diquis (W. A. Bussing, 1974)
  • Cribroheros longimanus (Günther, 1867) (Red-breast cichlid)
  • Cribroheros rhytisma (López S., 1983)
  • Cribroheros robertsoni (Regan, 1905) (False fire-mouth cichlid)
  • Cribroheros rostratus (T. N. Gill, 1877)

References

  1. 1 2 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 2019-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Cribroheros". IUCN. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Cribroheros in FishBase. December 2021 version.


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