Montecristo cichlid
The Montecristo cichlid (Oscura heterospila) is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. This species occurs the Atlantic slope of Mexico and Guatemala in the Usumacinta River drainage. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
| Montecristo cichlid | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Oscura McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015 |
| Species: | O. heterospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Oscura heterospila (C. L. Hubbs, 1936) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Theraps heterospilus Hubbs, 1936 | |
References
- 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.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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