Wajpamheros
Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Wajpamheros
Species:
W. nourissati
Name
editWajpamheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
- Type species: Theraps nourissati Allgayer, 1989
Etymology: Name derived from the Maya Chol dialect word wajpam which means ‘to have mud on one’s face’, in combination with the old cichlid genus name Heros (meaning hero). The name is an allusion to the substratum sifting feeding strategy during which mouth and lips are inserted into soft substrates (hence mud on the face). Gender: masculine.
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.