Isthmoheros
Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Isthmoheros
Species:
I. tuyrensis
Name
editIsthmoheros Říčan & Novák, 2016
- Type species: Cichlasoma tuyrense Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
Etymology: Genus name composed from isthmos, meaning narrow passage or neck of land, in combination with the old cichlid genus name Heros (meaning hero). Gender: masculine. The name is to be understood as the isthmian hero, as it is the only eastern Isthmian genus that has its sister-genus on the opposite side of the Isthmus in western Panamá-Costa Rica.
References
edit- 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. PDF. Reference page.