Heros liberifer
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Heros
Species: Heros liberifer
Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Name
editHeros liberifer Staeck & Schindler, 2015
Holotype: MTD F 33463. Paratypes: MTD F 33464-33468 (5); NMW 98370 (2).
Type locality: Laguna Piranha at right side of lower Rio Manapiare (Rio Ventuari drainage), approx. 3 km downstream from the town of San Juan de Manapiare, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela, (approx. 5° 16′ N, 65° 5′ W).
Etymology: a combination of the Latin words liberi (= children), and ferre (= to carry). It refers to the oral incubation, a reproductive behaviour, which is apparently unique in the genus.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Staeck, W. & Schindler, I. 2015. Description of a new Heros species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Rio Orinoco drainage and notes on Heros severus Heckel, 1840. Bulletin of Fish Biology 15(1/2): 121–136. Reference page.