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Chortiheros wesseli

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Species of fish

Chortiheros wesseli
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Chortiheros
Říčan & Dragová, 2016
Species: C. wesseli
Binomial name
Chortiheros wesseli
(R. R. Miller, 1996)
Synonyms

Theraps wesseli Miller, 1996

Chortiheros wesseli, commonly known as the Honduran mojarra, 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Theraps wesseli
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